[Swizec]

Solution: Move to a small city in Europe.

Back home[1] I live in downtown area so there's plenty of people at all times, but at the same time you can see the Alps from almost anywhere in the city on most days. And they're just an hour's drive away.

I imagine a lot of the smaller cities in Europe fulfill these criteria.

[1] Ljubljana - population about 300k, during workdays swells up to about 500k people. Small, but still lively.