I hold the Switch pretty close to my face, since I'm nearsighted but I prefer taking my glasses off when I'm reading or playing handheld games, so that I don't have to hold it so far away from my face. I actually found it to be harder to see things in Zelda BotW, all of the UI elements are tiny on such a small screen. But I can live with it. Rather that than dumbed down inferior versions of games/franchises like we always get on dedicated handheld consoles.
I actually haven't touched Octopath in a long time. Kinda lost motivation as well. But I intend to resume playing it at some point, I just started playing other stuff instead and kinda forgot about it. Haven't beaten Bravely Second yet either so that's another JRPG I'll have to resume at some point. JRPGs are just such a huge time sink and I lose motivation in anything quickly if I'm not hooked, which is a rare occurrence for me. So I completely understand. I still like the game though, just not enough to get hooked.
I usually play handheld as well. It's just more convenient. But when I want to immerse myself fully, I use docked mode. It seems like most people prefer either one or the other and very few people actually regularly use both handheld and docked mode, but it's nice to have the option, especially in couch multiplayer games.
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