Floor plan design single-family house with around 150 m²

That is an argument, but not one I would accept for myself. I don't want to dissuade you from your point of view or attitude (only from your grief), but is there something you have or do that your neighbors on the internet cannot see hundreds of thousands of times better and more beautifully? Please don't take it the wrong way, but most of the time we are not as interesting to other people as we think. And if your neighbors have maybe looked into your window a few times, they're bored of it too. Personally, I don't need privacy throughout the entire house and around the clock.

I know, and that’s how I would have seen it too, but back then our considerations were just like that. I also don’t find it so bad, but my wife is very sensitive about it and likes the west side just the way it is, it just bothers me. In retrospect, maybe I shouldn’t have let myself be influenced so much and should have built with common sense. There are also curtains, etc., that you can draw at those spots if you feel disturbed. But back then I didn’t think the window situation would bother me, and so it was quite right to solve the viewing problem with the smaller windows...

I even doubt that you would be happier then. It's absolutely lacking in furnishings. Nothing has been done. Normally, you would have to spend the whole day in furniture stores and watch Fixer Upper episodes nonstop at night. Didn't you rave to me with pictures about how wonderful everything would look in the end, when I thought the room would feel like a corridor? So where are the pictures now and where is the implementation of that?

Yes, I also hope that it helps a lot. It still feels quite cool now. Well, and in some of the raved-about pictures, there weren't that many more windows either. Maybe it's just a phase. In a glass palace, you can decorate fewer walls, etc...

Anyone who leaves out windows because of neighbors should consequently (because there are stupid people everywhere after all) constantly walk around with earplugs as soon as they step outside

Yes, that was a stupid decision.

to solve the visibility problem with the smaller windows as well...

I often wonder if no one here knows about venetian blinds from their office.

I know, and that’s how I would have seen it too, but back then our considerations were just like that. I don’t find it that bad either, but my wife is very sensitive about it and also likes the west side just the way it is; it only bothers me. In hindsight, maybe I shouldn’t have let myself be influenced so much and should have built with common sense. There are curtains etc. that you can draw at those spots if you feel disturbed. But back then I didn’t yet think the window situation would bother me, and so it seemed right to solve the privacy problem with the smaller windows...

I don’t want to be harsh, but if you look at the picture of your house, one could get the impression that you modernized a house from the 60s or 70s. We have an extreme amount of glass, also facing the neighbors, and wouldn’t want to change that anymore. And why should I care if the neighbors see me in boxer shorts and shirtless? That’s no different than wearing swim trunks... The kids also have 2 floor-to-ceiling windows, one single-pane and one double-pane. At least we equipped their windows with pleated blinds from MHZ. Not cheap, but these protect against unwanted views. We chose a light tone as color. It also lets in almost no light. In the living room, I would carry out ’s suggestion and move the sofa to the other side.

I often wonder if no one here knows Venetian blinds from their office.

Why? I am sitting right now in front of the window, and if my neighbors come home, they could look at me through the hedge... could... . Why would they do that? I'm not that interesting after all.