I think option 1 is the most elegant, but I also realize that as a user of Less and Sass it is the most natural choice for me. The `@nest` having to appear whe

I think option 1 is the most elegant, but I also realize that as a user of Less and Sass it is the most natural choice for me. The `@nest` having to appear when the ampersand exists after any other character in the line is an okay inconsistency for me, since I rarely come across that form and when I do it it's in short bursts with tightly coupled selectors. You can also think of it as a warning sign for yourself that you have an ampersand in a not-so-conventional spot in the line. If option 2 happens I wouldn't be disappointed, either. The brackets example, however, just looks wrong to me.