Might be against code in your area; double check. It will help others answer you if you can tell us: is this an operable window? Is the range gas?

Seems like the window would always be getting dirty with grease, etc.

I would think all the steam and fumes and grease from cooking would damage the window.

NKBA guidelines recommend NOT placing a cooking surface beneath an operable window; however, no national code requirements were cited/mentioned.

They did this in the 2016 Southern Living Idea House. I was surprised.

I wish down drafts were more effective but till then using an island hood vent over the window is an alternative. I'd leave enough space to get between the chimney and window to clean though.

I would not put my range in front of a window operating or not. I would be concerned I could accidentally break the glass if the stove was hot and outside was cold. We had a gas range that got a lot of draft and it would blow out if the flame was too low. That made only one side usable.

Those design houses usually seem all about the look and not meant to be used. The two shrubs on either side of the range would die quickly if you happened to make tea

I would not install a hood in front of a window in such circumstances. It is sure to get dirty and will be an absolute nightmare to clean. What are the other two options?

We live in central FL, and i didnt really consider the glass breaking issue. Thx. More i was concerned about the grease and cleanup. We are taking a wall down which will leave us with a 12x12 space with 10' beadboard ceiling that opens into the DR. We wanted a bank of pantry cabinets on one wall with the fridge and an L opposite where the outside wall has a window and an entrance door at the back end. There is a brick chimney (we cant take out) 30" to the left of the window toward where we will L into an 8' peninsula. So 1st option was sink under window, range in peninsula. 2nd option is range under window and sink in peninsula. With this option we dont need a large hood vent blocking the space we will be opening up. 3rd option is to put range on opposite wall breaking up the bank of pantry cabinets. It will also significantly increase out costs (I think) with new cabinet layout and doubling the counter space.

I have one, and besides being able to look outside while cooking, I'm not a fan. No hood here so that would make a BIG difference in how I feel. Esthetics good, function not so much

That gas cooktop at the window with no vent looks pretty, but is a really bad idea. It's surprising how many times I see designers put looks over function and safety.

Why not post your layout here and see if the gurus can come up with a good solution for you. Make sure to post what can and can't be done.

I would not put a gas cook top in front of the window, I wouldn't mind putting an induction cooktop in front of a window but I would be concerned about where the vent hood would be, because I do believe there should be a vent hood. Also there are definitely code requirements in your specific location that you will need to look into.

This one looks like it might be induction. Clever hidden hood. Love the QS oak.

My BF has her cooktop on her island without a vent. She dislikes it. It was there when they bought the house.

http://theoldkitchen.blogspot.com/p/kitchen.html

This is the layout we are working toward on the bungalow. The kitchen is a box 12 x 13 basically. We are taking down the wall between the kitchen and the DR. There is a window 3-1/2 feet from the back door entrance, and an 18"x18" chimney coming down that same exterior wall roughly 30" past the sink (away from the entrance door). Ceilings are 10' high beadboard. We will most likely put an L with the sink under the window and the stove in the peninsula facing the DR. We will have to add a hood over the range as I just dn't think downdrafts will work properly for what we cook. An option is to put this double L in and have the range opposite the sink. I like it, but fear that early indicators are way more money due to more cabinets and countertops.

I have my cooktop and ovens under a window now, and did in my last house too. Both came that way and I love it. They were both large gas ranges, though I just replaced the current one with induction. Ceiling mount island hood venting to the outside in both cases (minimalist design). No issues whatsoever with cleaning - grease just doesn't spatter that far. I don't think I would like it if it was my only window in the kitchen but both times I've had lots of other windows and natural light so blocking a bit with the hood was fine, and I open the other easier-to-reach windows more often. My last house was in Quebec where we experienced extreme temperatures and never did I worry about the glass breaking. Good modern double-paned windows with argon are not cold on the inside. The glass is room temperature and steam and splatters have cooled by the time they reach it anyhow. The set up is permitted by code in both jurisdictions that I've lived in. Before renovating my current kitchen, I had a long call with the engineer in my municipality's permit office to talk through the safety (mainly because popular opinion on these forums had me freaked out!) and I was reassured that it really isn't an issue. I think putting a cooktop or range under a window can look beautiful and is very do-able with a little common sense.