Will you need steps down to grade? If so, you obviously will be blocking the lower level window - which is less than ideal. That is a window, right? It's not some kind of crawlspace access?

Yes this is a basement window. We do have other windows in that same room. We were thinking of a small balcony at same level as doors with steps to a lower level.

Below are pix of our ”Egress Deck” to get thr house onto the patio. Possibly a similar design could stay clear of the window.

Below is a short video of our patio. Larger than the space you’re planning but perhaps ideas you could implement

https://youtu.be/yh0ZL-PwsMQ

Thank you for sharing. You have a gorgeous back yard, I ❤️it. This will definitely help us.