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Every table is different but I don't think this would fly at my table. It's a little metagamey to ask unless you have reason to believe they would, so if they were told in character to look away but maybe the players themselves forgot where it's not something the PCs would forget. It feels a little adversarial. Combat is often rough to begin with and imposing disadvantage for no reason other than it punishes them for taking cues from the DM seems like it's stretching it unnecessarily. But every table really is different and it may have been super fun for everyone, I don’t know.
It depends. I'm playing at a table where it isn't any of the players' first game and several players have wargaming experience. I can easily see the DM doing something like this and I wouldn't fault them for doing so.
Yea, like I said, every table is different. I'm sure some people would love that and think it's great. Others might not. Diversity in the space is really good for the hobby in my experience.