With toilets next to the washbasin or next to the window, it has the advantage that you can also get ready while sitting down.
I can vividly imagine Yvonne styling her hair on the toilet...
Nowadays there are toilet seats that you just have to tap, then they close by themselves. I once gave my husband this instruction – works! [emoji2]
It might be a bit indiscreet, but personally, I prefer it open, especially on unfamiliar toilets. That spares you an almost nightmarish "surprise" if the toilet isn’t clean enough. I'm very allergic to that.
A normal hinged door can usually be operated more quietly, and there is no lack of space for its swing radius.
Here it was about the option to pull the door maximally towards the bottom of the plan. Then it might hit the bedroom door, or the two doors would get in each other’s way. But something apparently blocks the space anyway, whatever that may be. Otherwise, you’re of course right. Laying such a pipe should be something a man can do.