I didn't actually know about the hotkeys, lol I'm gonna have to start using them :P
I understand the story may not allow for an open end but they are all really just suggestions as its just fun to go running around exploring all the places you haven't been, or setting up a random home :P (BTW I haven't played in a while so I'm not 100% sure how the game ends, but ill soon be finding out again xD)
I wasn't on about the camera angle, just the distance from the character height-wise, it wasn't really a vital thing as you can see enough already but again just a suggestion :P.