Ok. So you walked down from Näkötorni. Towards the south? There are places like that near the road where you can see Pyhäjärvi. You were not far from Ansiokallio. But it's on the other side of the road and to the west. On the way there, you will pass a dozen or so houses.

Frozen over lakes with no snow on the are the best. Particularly if there is a little water over the ice, they act as giant mirrors like still water. It is an unusual sight in winter time. With the low sun and possibly ice and snow reflecting the sunlight such conditions definitely present some great photo ops.