Always play it in third person view.
Never liked how I see my weapon shoved in my face in first person.
For me first person is good only in FPS games.
I have to say that i've played an hour only in third person yesterday and isn't so bad after all; the whole vision of the scenery is far better on a large screen indeed.
Only things to complain about (apart from the animations already mentioned) : archery and destruction spells,cause i play without any indication on screen.