It's also a question of whether you're really a top chef. Some people buy a huge kitchen and then constantly order pizzas.
I wouldn't mind that the kitchen is small in a small house. However, we only cook on weekends and there are just two of us.
"Both" would work as Yvonne suggested, by rotating the kitchen. That would also be one of my favorites. Windows then at a normal sill height but also nicely wide, tall cabinets on the wall to the WC. How far the thing extends into the living area would have to be carefully considered. Small cooks smaller, big cooks bigger. :)
It would also be good to know the rest of the furnishing.