D D - window behind the stove means the window and the lower part of the frame will get dirty every time you cook, and you will have to reach across the stove to clean them. Also, where will your exhaust hood go? You are making trouble for yourself if you want to put the stove in front of the window. Make your life easier, and put against the wall. When you are cooking, you are looking down at your pans, not gazing out the window. And when you are not cooking, and are gazing out the window, you don't want to have to look past the stove and the splattered glass to see the view. As to Code, I don't know the technicalities, but I assume flame/heat next to the combustible wood or vinyl of the window frame is dangerous. In addition, I am not sure what below-freezing winter air on exterior of window and high heat on interior of window will do to the glass, but common sense says it's a bad combination.

proposed window placement and sizes.

Have you considered placing the windows closer to the hood/range, and just having open shelves on the right side of the range? I have windows flanking my hood/range (about 6" off, so there's breathing room), and I love the placement of the views and light.

Have you considered moving the Kitchen to where you have the banquette seating and putting in a table in the bay area. Then, you could create a Snack/Coffee Center and include some shallow pantry storage on the far right and bottom right. Honestly? I don't think this is a good use of space nor do I think it's very functional. There's too little counterspace where you need it most (b/w the sink and range) and too much where it's not particularly useful b/c it's too far from key components in the Kitchen. If you'd like other ideas, please post a fully-measured layout of the space under consideration and a sketch of the entire floor. The layout you posted is missing too many key measurements. By "fully-measured", we mean a layout with the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway labeled. See a sample below. If something cannot be moved or changed, label it precisely on your layout (see post in sample) and tell us why it cannot be moved/changed -- we may have some ideas for you. The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries. Regardless of how you draw it up (by hand, computer, etc.), please be sure all measurements are labeled. (Note: Computer generated layouts often lack key measurements and, sometimes, measure to/from things like the middle of a wall or the middle of a window. Neither are useful. Measure each item and the distances between each item.) Other questions... Tell us about you and your family and how you plan to use your Kitchen. All-adults? Empty Nesters? Children (now or in the future)? What appliances (& their sizes) do you plan to have? Where are you flexible? Can walls/windows/doors/doorways change (move, change size, add, delete)? Do you have a basement under the Kitchen or are you on a slab? This might interest you... Ice.Water.Stone.Fire, a humorous discussion of Kitchen design: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2699918/looking-for-layout-help-memorize-this-first Taken from the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" thread regarding asking for layout help.