A view can be privately owned while its loss is shared by everyone nearby.

A view is owned by whoever holds the land in front of it, and its loss falls on everyone who could see it. That mismatch, private control over a shared amenity, is why so many disputes about buildings feel unfair to the people affected and entirely legitimate to the people building.

Most of what makes a place pleasant is shared in this way, held informally by everyone and controlled formally by a few. Where there is a chance to protect something like this, it happens well before construction, and afterwards the only honest thing to do is grieve it.