i just want to make clear that the aerial view (birds eye) takes care of EVERY object in the scene. So, to "force" the camera to observe the area you would like to do it, try to place some objects (even tiny ones) to the outer edges of the scene.
example:
the red circles are(in fact cylinders) the borders and the box within is your home.
just make some tiny(!) objects and place them on the needed corners of your view (point of view & angle), or make them invisible (e.g. grass texture).
hope this helps a little...
macfrog