City perks: Upscale restaurants, shopping (like Bellevue Square), and a growing skyline. Nature everywhere: Surrounded by lakes, trails, and parks you can paddleboard on Lake Washington and hike nearby trails the same day. Bellevue is a tech and business hub home to offices for Microsoft, Amazon, T-Mobile, Meta, and more. Close to Seattle (15 20 minutes by car), but with less hustle and bustle. Near ski resorts, hiking in the Cascades, and waterfront escapes all within a couple of hours. Bellevue is growing fast with impressive urban planning, green buildings, and public transit projects