In Zelda all the icons that you have to place manually, like unsolved Korok riddles, mini bosses, unopened shrines, great ferries, enemy camps, hidden shops, interesting places and resources should be mapped automatically but only after you discover them for the first time.

Is that because of the challenge of getting to the top and unlocking a fast travel point from which you can glide a long way?
Or is because it reveals all the terrain around you?

Would it be just as rewarding without the map reveal (put a nice item on top and a trampoline launch for even better height for gliding) Or would the map reveal without the tower (eg conquer a camp) do the same for you?

Yeah that's why I started disliking it. If you want to track where you've been you basically have to put markers everywhere which makes it a mess. Plus it makes me explore the game zone by zone as a crutch to try to keep track of where I've been.

Everything!! I love the challenge of climbing to the top of the tower, the joy of unlocking that piece of the map and the excitement of scouting out the area to see what I'm gonna do next.  It's a very rewarding piece of the game.  Auto map might be more convenient but a lot less rerawrding.

 My problem with self filling maps is that sometimes you pass by an area without actually doing the content of the area. This could be a workaround.

Auto-map enhanced with other features is probably the best choice. For example, towers are a fine feature for enhancing the auto-map feature if their effectiveness is lowered. But it'd be great if there could be other ways of gathering intelligence too. For example, Final Fantasy XV has the nice 'Talk' features in restaurants, which reveals interesting points on the map. It's too powerful, but it's a nice idea.

I rather the map reveal itself as you visit the area than to have a "tower" element reveal a big portion of it instantly. I didnt like it in Horizon and I didnt like it in BOTW. It just a small detail of course, it doesnt ruin the experience of the game for me- any game- but Im not a big fan of that map reveal system. BOTW is plagued with hidden small puzzles and shrines so the towers didnt really add much to it for me.

I want one where the map is simply mapped by eye sight. If it is hill it is a bit more grey till you explore around the hill. That would make towers more useful in my eyes.

I prefer towers... I'm just over them. Ubisoft were on to something unique. Now nearly everyone does it. Some games can still encourage you to explore with the towers like BOTW seems too. Others just reveal everything. Shadow of Mordor, while an awesome game... Is guilty of this IMO.

I prefer games auto mapping. As you go in the world. Getting the map unlocked. Is usually what I do first, in every game. That requires it. I can't stand no seeing the basic layout. Other than that. The only other complaint: Is that you can't see your special markers. Without you using your slate scope. Just have those 6 markers visible, at all times.

Find it interesting how different people do games. Me unlocking BOTW map was going. "Finally. I can focus on my missions."