User blog comment:EricaMS/Tiny Village Neighborhoods/@comment-5477177-20120920064027

i have kept two neighborhoods from the beginning and this practice is rationalized on one of my blogs. although there is a reason they live apart, the Magic Rock is the uniting force in my the village. generally the `hoods do not share minor decorations and i try to keep larger decorations in the middle and then i can vary the haulers paths, by moving resources, so that most items get foot traffic. reforestation is gradually undermining my ability to follow their movements. there are a few older pictures on my profile page.

most of the decorated villages i have visited made creative use of tiles and open commons areas for these purposes. i undertook the challenge of being small and a tile-pauper all at once. I see from your village screen-shot that the area closest to the Magic Rock defines space for a suitable neighborhood symmetry in your case. too often i forget that this zone near the rock is the one which makes a first impression on visitors and may determine if they bother to zoom out or scroll further. in your case, i gather the villagers come first. bravo!