I consider long distances between the sink and the cooktop to be a complete planning failure, but opinions and habits simply vary. We have it like that in our current kitchen and it’s perfect for us. When I take a hot, heavy pot off the stove and want to drain water, I don’t want to have to walk halfway through the house first. Likewise, for me the sink has to be within an arm’s length of the stove to be able to put down lids, spoons, hot or otherwise dripping things with one hand directly. It’s also used for cooking and not just as decoration.