The main wall of the main house should not be blocked by other things, and sundries and dirty things should not be placed before the portrait. It's best to hang the living room in a building, and the position should be a little off. On the other hand, having guests will not affect people's mood.
If conditions permit, you can set up a special sacrificial place in other rooms! It doesn't need to be put in the living room, because the portrait will have a dark mood on the family's psychology. If friends and guests visit, it will also have an impact on others' psychology. Facing a dead person every day, family members are easy to get sick! Affect work and study. As in ancient times, it is a special ancestral temple sacrifice, not a room full of spirits.
For example, old tables, televisions, and some even put them away.
In fact, none of this is inappropriate, because China people are unwilling to talk about "death".
In the west, photos of the dead are usually hung on the wall in an orderly way.
In the East, Japan and South Korea still retain the nature of "ancestral temples", that is, special small shrines are used to place photos.
In China, shrines are generally filled with Buddha statues and Guanyin. However, we can buy a cabinet without religious color and put photos in the living room.
In fact, it doesn't matter where the photo is as long as you have the heart, because it's not just a photo.
Just like "death is a door", it doesn't mean the end of life, but it enters another stage through it, which is actually a door.
It depends on the specific situation:
Generally speaking, according to the custom, if possible, there will be a special table at home within one year, but you can't sit at the same table with the Buddha. It's not a hierarchy, it's not a Halloween or an anniversary. Three years later, some were put in the cupboard, wrapped in red cloth, or still on the altar, and some photos were put upside down, except for the eldest son! There are also laymen who study Buddhism at home, read Tibetan scriptures and pray.