This falls into the déjà vu category:
The west facing kitchen window is so tall (or reaches so low for that matter), that any cabinet with a countertop would partially block it. I assume that the original kitchen layout must have been such that no counter was located at the window – which wouldn’t have left much room for countertop space.
Or, the previous owners were content with the countertop partially blocking the window. This is a scenario I dislike as the window sill hidden behind the kitchen cabinet is hard to reach and would just accumulate… well – let your imagination roam.
I really am curious as to what the original kitchen layout may have been!
Anyway, we already solved this problem in the 1st floor kitchen, and were to repeat it on the 2nd floor – by raising the bottom of the window above the countertop height.
This means getting rid of the existing window altogether and calling our mason.
The masonry work was a big deal for me, but not so for the mason. “Just half a days’ work…” Great, then I can spend the other half day on building and installing a new window buck.