Belinda back at her childhood home, since her mom left and vanished and she’s been away it’s gotten a little run down. I initially had a different angle on this but my wife convinced me it’d be more powerful if the shot looked almost like the one where she’s leaving home.
And your wife was right; there’s a reason fade wipes that show the passage of time from the same angle are so popular in movies and TV – they’re powerful as hell (and these days also pretty cheap to do with the right editing software but still emotionally powerful).