'Setting' scenes

Although Gareth was unable to attend school recently due to the adverse weather conditions, I decided to try out some 'setting' scenes, which is very small clips (0.5-2 seconds) of the outside of where a scene will be taking place. Examples of this can be seen in the dinner for shmucks trailer at (0.08) and (0.15). Despite both scenes being indoors, a shot of the building is shown quickly beforehand.
One such scene is outside of the house that is robbed. I decided that we may need to explain the setting, rather than just starting the scene inside the house, which may confuse some viewers. I therefore filmed just outside of the location. However I decided to try various scenes with 'Pans' and 'Tilts', rather than just simple scene of the setting. These techniques also draw the attention of the viewer to what they're moving towards, i.e. the house, suggesting that something is about to take place within the house.
However, these setting scenes have been filmed in heavy snow. As we film the indoor scenes, sunlight may shine brightly through the window, confusing the viewer as to whether this is the same location.