[giraffe_lady]

I suspect there are fashion/social signaling type reasons why streamers and podcasters put the mic visibly in frame. I found it wasn't difficult at all to get it out of the camera view with a minor but acceptable quality loss and no echo. My walls are mostly bookshelves which helps but is not exceptional.

[siliconpotato]

you probably have a condenser mic. dynamic mics should be 1-2 inches away from your audio source (think of a handheld mic)