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Inspiration here, here, and the original.

Put down my prefix.

Put on my suffix.

You can't see my infix for the trees.

If I had a cape, it would look like this:

Status of a goddess it would spoil the puzzle to name
Image from benjamindavidsteele.wordpress.com

What am I?

Hint #1:

If I were an an island, I'd be nominally in Auckland.

Hint #2:

The answer is suggested by the title.

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You are:

Disappointment.

Put down my prefix:

diss: to diss is to insult or “put down”

Put on my suffix:

ointment: ointment is something that is "put on" (thanks @Chowzen in the comments)

You can’t see my infix for the trees:

sap: “Can’t see the wood for the trees” is an expression. “sap” is found inside trees.

If I had a cape, it would look like this:

The image is of the goddess Columbia (per the website linked). Cape Disappointment is the cape on the north of the Columbia River.

Hint 1:

Disappointment Island is part of the Auckland archipelago.

Hint 2:

Not as good as I hoped: a disappointment.

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An attempt at an answer:

Is it:

San Andres?

Put down my prefix

Put-down can be interpreted as without (i.e) Sans

Put on my suffix.

Put-on or wear a dress maybe?

You can't see my infix for the trees.

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