I've got a window in my kitchen that is half way over the sink and half over the dishwasher. I thought it was a little odd at first, but have gotten used to it and I think its fine. I think it would be nice to be able to look out while you eat. Sorry, I don't have pictures of my kitchen,yet.

Same for me--no pictures yet, but my sink is going to be moved from centered under the window to under the right side of the window. The move was necessitated by layout of new cabinets, and I'm not worried about it. I think it will be just fine once I'm used to its new position. Ideally it would be more centered, but I think after a few days I won't even notice. I'd go with your gut and go for a counter view as well.

We lived in an older home where the window was centered between the sink and dishwasher. I kept thinking the sink must have been moved to allow for a built in dishwasher at a later date (because why would you do that??) until I saw the blue prints. Asymmetry in certain settings really bugs me, such as that kitchen. Every time I looked at it, it bugged me more. (It could have been a cumulative effect, as that kitchen had many issues!) I'm just really compulsive that way, and realize it. However, your pleasure at having a view while eating may make you happy every time you sit there. Going with your gut is good advice. You'll know where you spend more time, and where the view will mean more to you.

If you have enough upper cabinet storage space and can afford it, I'd vote for going with a bigger, more centered window.

I don't like asymmetry normally but in your case I think it would be great. I am lucky to have a bay window in our breakfast area and we are not doing counter seating but I think expanding the window to cover the sink and counter eating is a great idea. It will create a nice focal point in your kitchen and highlight your view.

I asked about this issue on another thread this morning because my architect really wants the sink to be placed in the center of a big window but this arrangement prevents me from having a dishwasher on either side of the large sink, which is what I really want to do. In our case the whole back wall of the new addition is windows and French doors because we back onto an arboretum.

The sink in my current kitchen is not centered on the windows and I never noticed until this issue with the architect came up, although I think the kitchen was rearranged in the 1950s so it may have been originally symmetrical.

Why does having the sink centered on the window matter?

I think it's more "tradtional" or "customary." But, as you see by the above responses, you don't have to follow customs...do what makes you happy and what you want!