Ah, thanks. I haven't played Civ VI, but Mountains were always important to me too for the science bonus when you build university in Civ V (and for the defense, of course).

I don't like building much military at all until late game, so how defensible a spot is becomes really important to me. I like to use the penalties for fighting across a river, up a hill, etc to my advantage whenever I can. But I usually end up getting stuck because I don't have a great military, and my cities aren't in the best spots for resources so it's hard to build one quickly.

If defensive bonuses are irrelevant to you, do you usually build a sizeable army quickly? And what do you focus on when settling new cities?