who is sitting or lying on the sofa and looking into the garden?
Me! Also with a view of the forest. It is wonderful, and I couldn't imagine it any other way. As ypg already says, you sometimes let your gaze wander or just sit on the sofa with coffee or tea on the weekend. But we often have this topic here, and everyone just sees it differently. So your forest lies in the southwest after all!? Your orientation is really great! How do you come to southeast? Regarding your furnishings: how five people are supposed to sit on the approximately 2 m wide sofa is a mystery to me. And certainly no 8 people fit at the dining table, as requested in the initial post. For that, an unnecessary "gap" forms behind the sofa. Maybe this could still be solved differently and divided more sensibly. Would it be conceivable, given the house size, to move the small office/guest room to the upper floor? Nearly 40 sqm for the children's rooms is already quite a lot...