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Put up a fence to block the view?
I'm not sure what your other options would be. There are a few houses in my neighborhood like that, and I think some people just accumulate junk like that. Maybe you can write them a well worded letter offering to pay for the clean up? Otherwise I think it's their right to have an eye sore in their yard.

@gotkimchi: yea I think you're right about the letter not going over well

I don't think there is anything you can do short of renting a dumpster and asking if they want to split it.

Do they ever use anything in that pile?

I think the first step is introducing yourself. Bake a loaf of banana bread and ring their bell or leave a “hello” note. Try to establish that you are nice, normal, respectful humans
A few weeks later offer the “we are running to the dump can we take anything for you” line. But be prepared for a “no”. It might not be junk to them, who knows. But lots of people abide by the “my property, my rights” motto.

Yeah, I’d build a fence. I would definitely not say anything unless you want to get into a neighbour war. From what I can see, there are no rusty cars, no piles of garbage. It could be so much worse.

Honestly I'm one of those people who believe in "it's my yard. I do what I want" you have no idea who or what they are going through. I wouldn't worry about it. Just get a fence if it bothers you to look at it that much. I dont mean this in a mean way I totally understand but odds are if you call the city or make a stink about it they will just think your a rude busy body. Where I live this is the mentality people have. It may not he to them junk.

Our neighbors yard looks like this, but a little less tidy. That’s a pretty tidy trash heap. But our neighbors also have a ton of kids and while the youngest is 10, they’ll probably have grandkids in the next few years and I think that’s why they keep so much. TBH the side/back of most people’s garages/sheds tend to have at least a few things stored around. We have some seasonal stuff along the back of our garage because we can’t fit things like soccer nets or patio furniture in there with our cars in the winter. I think if you live in a super tidy suburb where everyone has a basement and a garage then maybe you could say something. But if you’re semi-rural or in a village where storage space is limited, you should let it go.

@JennyPenny: totally less offensive to just build a fence. I wouldnt be offended at all if someone built a privacy fence.

I think putting up a privacy fence is your only option. And like you said it doesn't have to be an actual fence, just a nice looking privacy style fence panel that runs along that lot line from the woods up to a point that makes sense would work. Lots of people have them around us. You probably will still have to get a fence permit with the city because they have certain rules in height (usually 8'), material, and the fact that you have to have the "ugly" side of the panel facing you.

@JennyPenny: have you looked into bamboo as a wind block/noise block/junk block? It grows quickly, is pretty dense fairly quick, and isn't as out of place as a fence in a neighborhood workout fences.