Hood view would be great but generally feels very weird because it has no movement at all, is like having a GoPro on the dash of the car, so you don't perceive any movement that driver's head would do, and it makes it feel "feedback-less". Fortunately you have plenty of settings in LFS so is the only game where I can use it.
That means bumper camera is the only option for me in most games, which is not completely right but is unfortunately the only one that works.
All sim developpers just go for the eye candy choice. making animations and high detailed dashboards, without really thinking about this point. LFS is one of the few exceptions.