A woman was left fuming after her ‘selfish’ next door neighbour installed a satellite dish right outside her bedroom window blocking her view.
Taking to TikTok, the upset woman, who appears to be from the UK, claimed her neighbour deliberately decided to place the dish in front of her window instead of his own.
The clip, posted on @Seewara_xo, racked up more than 1.2 million views, with many viewers suggesting she may have grounds to take legal action against him.
Words accompanying the video footage said: ‘POV: Neighbour enters his selfish era and puts the satellite dish where you look out, not where he does.’
The woman showed how her view of the garden was being partly blocked by the dish – in addition, her window could no longer open fully.
The woman also provided a view from her garden, showing the proximity of the dish to her window.
She then asked internet users if she was overreacting which sparked a debate online.
In the caption she wrote: ‘Is this normal or am I overreacting ?’
A woman fumed after her ‘selfish’ next door neighbour installed a satellite dish right outside her bedroom window blocking her view
One person wrote: ‘If a neighbor attaches something to their house that extends over your property line without your permission, it’s considered an encroachment.’
Meanwhile, others suggested a more petty approach, saying she should try to block the signal.
One person suggested: ‘Ok, so here’s what you’ll do- put some tin foil on your window, across the whole pane.
‘Then open it right across the satellite dish. He won’t get any reception whatsoever, – then he can move it, his choice. This is level 1 petty. We have 52 stages remaining if needed….’
Another added: ‘The dishes don’t work if they’re just a few degrees out, say, if a window accidentally bumped into them… repeatedly… every week or so.’
Someone else added: ‘Placing a strong magnet near a satellite dish aerial can potentially interfere with its reception.
‘The magnetic field created by the magnet can disrupt the delicate electromagnetic field used by the aerial to capture and transmit signals.
‘Please DO NOT attach a strong magnet to your window and open it as this might affect your neighbour’s viewing pleasure.’
The woman also provided a view from her garden, showing the proximity of the dish to her window
She then asked internet users if she was overreacting which sparked a debate online
A fourth added: ‘Can tell that’s been really poorly installed. It will more than likely “fall off” during the night.’
Meanwhile others suggested she should just speak to her neighbour and politely ask him to move it.
One person wrote: ‘Talk to them, ask them to move it, then proceed with the rest of your life’
Another said: ‘If there wasn’t any consent have them move it, state ‘property encroachment’.
Someone else added: ‘Better question who even still use a big satellite dish anymore in 2025 aren’t those things obsolete because of the newer ways to get television?’
