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For the "odd visual view" I'd go for light, small form factor EPs. It sounds like you have enough experience to choose something that suits you. You know your observing habits, preferences and the kind of object you like to observe better than anyone else.
If you are going with just one EP then the Ethos makes some sense: you can go for higher magnification for a given TFOV. They are excellent EPs, with optically superior in every way (not just FOV) to all the Naglers (except for eye relief of T4s). But you need to try one to see if you actually find all of that huge AFOV usable. Choice of focal length depends on what you want to look at. Still, for quick occasional peeks the weight and bulk of the Ethos would put me off.
Re XWs: short answer IMO (and I'm sure many others disagree) is yes they are better than TVs except maybe for the Ethos. But that should be qualified. It's been discussed many times on the forums. Search past threads.
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