@Gillian166
Exactly. In the second photo, you can even see the reflection of the guy taking it.
Again, I am not criticising the listings. They don't look 'bad' to me, just your average homestay listing, clean and reasonably well equipped. I just don't think the photos are 'front-page worthy', so clearly that aspect of the algorithm isn't working.
Also the algorithm has chosen lead photos that are not the strongest. It seems that in some cases, it chooses a living or dining room or other communal space to illustrate that it is a 'shared home'. Still, it doesn't make sense because, in other cases, it chooses to show the guest room.
There seems to be very little rhyme nor reason going on here.