I think that Linux file-tree is more advanced and the windows is more simple. Like... Windows 10's new Setup vs the old Control Panel (show icons), and therefore a bit scaring. But you get used to ignore the folders you do not need for the specific operation you are about to perform.
There are distros out there, being more Windows like merging and "hiding" some folders in the GUI.
One of the hardest thing in the Unix (Linux Filesystem derives from Unix as you know) is that it operates FORWARDS, not BACKWARDS:
Unix: Where are we (GOING to)? /
Dos (Windows FS): Where are we (COMING from)? \
(If you're not aware, the "control.exe" in either "C:\Windows\System32" or "C:\Windows\SysWOW64" (depending on 32 or 64 Horsepower) is the old Control Panel! Just make a shortcut to your preferred location, - for example the desktop.)