Thanks to you all first :-)
So it’s actually supposed to be a semi-open kitchen - meaning if we had to choose, then rather closed than completely open. We don’t really want a kitchen island, as we don’t really see the added value ;-)
The pantry is called that, but it will probably be used more for the vacuum cleaner and such than for anything other than a crate of water and possibly a few canned goods, so more of a general storage room. A strictly short path to the kitchen is therefore not necessary for us.
The window above (where the sink currently is) is a front window looking out into the garden. We actually can’t do without it purely for aesthetic reasons, plus it’s the side where there are no neighbors and where most of the light comes in. The window on the left could rather be omitted.
The fact that the window can’t be too high due to the faucet is a good point.