In vim specifically, there are many more powerful and precise movements you can make by chaining motions. But before those can feel natural and fast, you have to keep your hands on home row.
Feels natural to me when I 20<Up>. Homerow-ing is pretty distinct from vimops. I agree that it is faster than piano-typing, but it doesn’t add a huge sector into the pie chart of fast editing methods.
That is true. But I can aways move my hands back. (Searching and next, next will also take them out of the home row)