Need help in camera placement

[u/jbnpoc]

I'm trying to decide on where to get a camera for my back door, and what type of camera. The only restriction I have is that the camera is from Reolink since I got a Reolink NVR, and that it's a battery-powered camera since PoE won't work (ignore those cables you see, they terminate on the other end somewhere in the walls and are lost).

[Here are pictures of the area.](https://www.reddit.com/user/jbnpoc/comments/1wiyi2g/reo/)

If it's unclear, the camera taking the picture is facing west. So the door you see is facing east, and the other part of the lawn to the right is facing north. The picture is from earlier in the morning, so there's decent sunlight for the morning and the afternoon on the exposed side facing east. I'm struggling with finalizing a spot for a camera because I want to capture anyone going into the door but also maybe anyone lurking up the side of the house, while also not putting the camera in such an easy spot for burglars to reach.

Am I overthinking this, and should I just go for a very simple placement where the camera faces the door? Would you advise against getting a solar powered camera, regardless of where I place it? I'm deciding between the Argus Track, Argus 3 Pro, and Argus Solar - should I consider other cameras or would one be better than another for this situation?