it would be nice if you posted the actual tile.

and normally its laid in the direction w/the longest wall. you don't want the room to look short and squat.

that's a lot of leveling they have to do.

This is the tile laying horizontal in the main room. The is the room with the longest wall.

it should be laid in the other direction along side the long wall. that's how I would do. The way in your picture chops up the room's length.

see how this is? along side the long wall

lay it the other way and take a pic.

where is the main part of the living area?

This is a better view and you can see the TV.

Opposite of that will be the kitchen

Is 1/3 offset the grout line?

Thxs for the feedback. Greatly appreciate it.

no 1/3 means you stagger the layout by thirds, not half. there should be a manufacturer suggestion on the layout and the size grout joint. look on the box. what does it recommend?

see the 1/3 step pattern w/the shorter joint lines? correct

and make sure you get these levelers so the floor is even. use adequate mortar on the back too

Oh, I will definitely confirm and look at the box. They are definitely using the levelers. I saw the today.

Looking at your first picture with tile on the floor - and unless it's an optical illusion -- it looks like there is a fair amount of tile bowing, which will cause lippage regardless of how they are laid or what the overlap pattern is. There is only so much that can be done to resolve this even using levelers. Have you checked the tiles thoroughly to see if this is an issue? You can check for flatness/warping easily by taking two tiles, placing them face-to-face, and seeing if there is any rocking or if there are gaps where you can see daylight when looking from the side.