I think a significant aspect of this specific problem is that a notion of a "field" is very difficult to translate to everyday language no matter how easy it is

I think a significant aspect of this specific problem is that a notion of a "field" is very difficult to translate to everyday language no matter how easy it is for a physicist to conceptualize and model with math. Similar to coming up with a good analogy for a hash function in computer science world. These are largely very foreign concepts for everyday human life experiencers.