Enlarge windows in the ground floor retrospectively

Thank you too for your opinion! So, we also don’t think a sliding door is the only be-all and end-all. The advantage would have been going outside without a threshold. But we actually planned significantly fewer windows than the entire new development. We really notice that now that the house is standing. The plots are actually quite small, and we have 10m to the next semi-detached house to the south, less than 10 meters to the east, and less than 10m to the street to the west. Somehow we simply never thought of installing huge window fronts there. But somehow everyone else has at least large or even gigantic window fronts towards the street. That is making us uncertain now. What if it bothers us in the long run? At least no one is living in it yet and construction work would still be possible.

That's a matter of taste. I can tell you what will happen with the neighbors: They will basically keep their windows and doors closed all the time because nobody wants to sit on a display plate. Not in winter, because the lights are on inside, and in summer it's too hot anyway. This trend with the large window fronts is exactly that, a trend. That's my opinion ;). Friends of ours also have huge windows everywhere, and now they are permanently covered with curtains and blinds because of too much visibility from outside and too much heat in the summer.

Yes, that was exactly our idea. I really don’t like it when I’m being watched. Whether it’s a trend would be interesting. If there were undeveloped open nature behind me or I had a huge property, then I would really like that. But not where you can look in from all sides. The thought was now just that in 10 years the hedge facing the street might be dense enough that you could maybe reconsider. But it sounds like a conservatory would make more sense than spending a five-figure amount just for a few more windows.

Yes, that was exactly our idea.
I really don’t like being watched.
Whether it’s a trend would be interesting.
If there were undeveloped open nature behind me or if I had a huge plot, I would like it a lot. But not where everyone can look in from all sides.

The consideration now was just that in 10 years the hedge to the street might be dense enough that one could maybe rethink.