I just ran my THEBERBSTER's mix of GFO, and it does do the same. I used an S-Boat, and with the scope all the way down, it looks just like your picture, no matter where I look. As I raise it, the scope comes out of its well, and you have a full view:
I had to get above the cross beam there to have an unobstructed view.
I do know that CapnScurvy fixed that view on FotRSU, which is why it is not like that there, unless you do happen to look at zero and one-eiqhty...