In wall question

Working on the basement getting it ready for the tank upgrade. Marineland deep dimension 60"x36"x27". I am planning to put it in wall with a dedicated fish room behind it. My question is would I lose any of the visual benefits of the 36" depth by "framing" it in the wall? I haven't really seen any built in tanks except in pictures. And in pictures you can't always tell how deep a tank is. I'd hate to lose that aspect of the tank.
Another idea I had tossed around was leaving about a foot exposed from the viewing side, but I'm not sure how well that would look. Or how I would do a canopy over the top that would look good. Any thoughts, ideas, opinions would be great.