I kind of planned my town around where my villagers had settled well after I'd gotten my original 10. After that, I started doing the reset trick, so I haven't had many problems.
I did have Victoria, one of my permanent villagers, plop down in the orchard I was planning, because I was hasty and booted up my Mayor on that day instead of resetting first. Thankfully, she's right there on the edge, so it wasn't terribly imposing. I actually came to like the spot she picked. It's kind of like she's a Disney princess that lives in the forest and sings songs to her woodland friends
I did have Victoria, one of my permanent villagers, plop down in the orchard I was planning, because I was hasty and booted up my Mayor on that day instead of resetting first. Thankfully, she's right there on the edge, so it wasn't terribly imposing. I actually came to like the spot she picked. It's kind of like she's a Disney princess that lives in the forest and sings songs to her woodland friends