User blog comment:TruisticWharf/Map of dunwall/@comment-1500935-20160225195031/@comment-16533050-20160228213032

I put Slaughterhouse Row there as it seems to have a small bay. I rechecked recently the outside area and noted that on at least one spot you really can't see the other side of the Wrenhaven.

However, I considered Daud's mission to have taken place at the very tip of the the small inlet of water. With late afternoon mist rising off the river and creating a mirage effect, it is possible for the other side of the river to be 'hidden' from view as it were.

Also, as Pauolo noted, you can't see the Lighthouse, so if Daud were at the tip of the inlet, he wouldn't be able to notice it.

As for the Academy District, I don't have a set location in mind for the Academy of Natural Philosophy yet, so it could well be. However, my initial concept is that the Academy District is where the military academies are, both the army and the Navy. It's also where (in my headcanon at least) the Gristian warships are constructed.

Edit: Piko already answered. :)