Sense of Ownership

This morning as I watched the sun rise over the lake, the thought struck me that I owned the view, at least at that moment the view was all mine from the perspective of my vantage point. The advantage of siting the new house in such a way that we cannot see any other houses close bye gives a sense of owning more space. I wonder if this is a common mindset , that when we percieve a vista in which we are the only person we are aware of, whether it is common to feel a sense that we own the view?