****all lights will be on the house side to avoid glares****
Some random thoughts on pool lights.
One of the things I don't like about my light you've already got covered.
The other: I don't particularly like swimming in my pool with the light on, like I was some kind of specimen being observed under a bright light. I do enjoy being able to shift the colors with my multi-color LED, but I mostly use that to dim the amount of light. Subtle red or blue while I'm in the water, and brighter green or white when I'm not, and want to see my pool lit up. Of the five "light shows" my LED can muster, I only like one (the most subtle one).
Another guy here is having issues with the way his bottom looks when lit. Because it's not perfectly flat. I don't think you've mentioned what finish you're considering. His is vinyl, and the sand bottom has some bumps in it. But pebble and plaster finishes are subject to this issue, too, because they are hand troweled, so not perfectly flat. I was surprised, and slightly disappointed, when I first turned on my light at night on my brand new surface, and saw similar lumps and bumps in my pool, but I was told this is as good as it gets with a plaster surface. So I've embraced the lumps, others struggle with this.
Anywho, point was, that this "textured" bottom is exaggerated by the angle of the pool light, being so low, the shadows created by the low-mounted light source really makes the lumps pop. You don't see this in the day, because the light is overhead, and ambient, so the shadows don't exist. If you have more lights, this will be somewhat obscured. If they're all on the same side, then maybe not so much.
So yes, shining the lights away from your seating and windows, is good, but doesn't solve for when you're in the water. And might not solve the lumpy issue (which may or may not bother you). I already mentioned dimmers for the "harshness" factor. I found this on google to solve for this other guy's lumps, but wasn't sure if he could install it "after market" so to speak.
How amazing would this look on your pool?!?
If I could, this is how I'd light my pool, and I'd find an LED light strip that could generate multiple colors, and one that could be dimmed (if such a thing exists). And this would solve for where to put the lights for coverage or glare, because it's 100% coverage and no glare (depending on light strip and how it's mounted, of course).
Not to mention, like having no drains, this lighting idea would require no visible fixtures you'd have to stare at, on or off.
Pool lighting has come a long way since the single, ugly white incandescent fixture at one end. Google "pool lighting" or "pool coping lighting," then click the "Images" button, for some ideas about what's possible now. Then go check your wallet!
Well done! I knew you had a plan to "finish" it up!