Power lines are mostly eye sores, unless you have a home in Sea Ridage community and the end of sands/coves. What’s annoy also is the cell phone tower that is in around torrey hills park.
Shopping is limited in torrey hills to two strip malls, but reality is you would just drive to bigger malls on the other side of carmel valley. I like it better because it’s not as damn crowded. Driving to Torrey Pills and CVMS isn’t going to be an issue that far.
I think the biggest drawback is if you find a cheap home, make sure it’s not under power lines.