I am running all home runs
Frustrated by having only one giant light pointing right at my patio, I have fantasized about how I would have done it (pool was built by previous owner), especially if I had a spa.
At a minimum, I'd have the spa and pool on separate circuits. Maybe I'd want to light up only the spa, or maybe I'd want the spa dark while the pool is lit.
If I had lights all around the pool, I'd put all the lights that I could see from the house on one circuit, and/or all the lights that would shine in my eyes while sitting at my favorite spot on the patio at night, on their own circuit, then all the lights pointing away from me and the house on a third. That way, I could sit near my pool at night with some subtle ambient light coming from the pool, without being blasted in the eyes by pool lights, or see my pool gently lit from inside the house without having to see the light fixtures.
But during a party, I could light it up well enough to see every corner, and perhaps land a helicopter or help guide in the space shuttle.
And then I'd coordinate the control of the lights with the garden and patio lighting so that I could have any combination of lighting my mood might want.
As I said, I only have the one pool light, but I changed it to a colored LED, and then worked on the yard. This is just some of the moods:
By home-running each light, you'll be able to achieve so much more!
I chose to put my pool light on my home automation system, rather than the pool automation system. If you have HA, or might someday, you could give some thought as to how you might integrate pool lighting with your HA.
My "bistro" lights are on a dimmer. I wish everything else was, too. Not usually possible when there is a transformer involved, but dimming, position, color are all fun options to have.