A plan would help.

Deal with it thru landscaping.

here is the first that shows the stairwell.

Your home is not symmetrical, so I wouldn't worry about symmetry in the windows. You could go with a single, tall window that spans the first and second floors; be careful, however, that it is not so large that it dominates the front door, which is more important. The single tall window will provide a nice "staircase experience," with an outside view all the way down, instead of a view of a piece of wall for half the flight.

I find the small window to the left of the front door disconcerting. It makes me think there is a powder room there, not a beautiful staircase.

This post was edited by Chibimimi on Sun, Sep 21, 14 at 10:35

The other thing I would do is reconfigure the pantry and half bath so the wasted hallway space would be eliminated.

1sttime- Don't discount the value of octagonal or round windows for a feature in your stairwell. Best wishes-