I am also in favor of the "alternative door" to the kitchen instead of the seating area, both for aesthetic reasons and because I have the same thoughts about the use of this second entrance as I do about the window door in the children's room.
Hello,
I now have 2 more variants for the living room/kitchen ... what do you think?
The room depth in the area of the "small" kitchen (variant 1) is 3.40m.