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One of the uses of a radome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radome) is to conceal the appearance of the antenna inside, so that people photographing it can't learn what frequency and direction it targets. That includes by satellite photography.

I don't think it would be very pleasant to have a radome over your house or yard, though, since you usually want sunlight to come in!




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