Search Near and In

I am trying to understand the search field options better and specifically the use of the Near and In options.
Why when I type a location in the search field does only the ‘In’ option display in the search field? See screenshot. In order for me to see the Near options in autocomplete I have to type “Near: xxxx”. If I type the location in the search field and press enter without selecting an autocomplete option then it returns a search as if I had selected the ‘near’ option. My concern is that it may be a bit confusing for the end user in that if they start typing the location and the autocomplete options display they will likely assume they need to click on the autocomplete option and in doing this they will only get to see listings “in” that location and not “near” that location. Can you tell me if this is the way it is supposed to be or is there an option to change the way this field functions?