My thought is, the rooms where you are awake, vertical, eyes open, the most minutes in day, should have better views than the room you are asleep in or passing through.

What do you think about the master bedroom being too close to the living room?

What are the side yard setbacks?

It’s 20 ft at the front and 10 ft at the back but I have plenty of space as the lot is 100 ft

"my lot is very narrow (35 feet wide)"

How wide is the lot??

Side yard setbacks are normally one dimensional distance, and parallel to the side property lines (there are exceptions and variables). Front yard setbacks are another another distance. And rear yard setbacks are another distance. Sometimes there is a setback required from a body of water.

You may benefit greatly by engaging a local architect to help you design a home that meets your needs and fits your site.

The actual lot is 45 ft x 100 ft, including the setbacks I ended up with a 35 ft x 70 ft (5 ft seat back on each side, 10 ft in the front of the property and 20 in the back) construction free space. The lake is not actually that close I was just trying to make a point about the view.

Have you considered working with a talented residential architect to create a space that would work well for your lot? This is not it.

i think so, what changes do you recommend?

The garage is too big for 1 car and too small for 2 cars so that is one issue.

You don't have code required windows. Your toilet room is too small. You are ignoring wall thickness - do you know what thickness is needed in your location?

A 35 foot wide house is not 35 feet wide inside.

I think generally you need over 40 feet in width to justify a primary bedroom view. Most people just aren't laying in bed staring out at something that they see from their couch every single day. We have a vacation house with a primary bed view so it isn't every day. But we still prefer to sit at the couch to look at it.

Looks like 10 pounds of potatoes in a 5 pound sack.

How many people will live here? Must you have 3 bedrooms? Can you add a second story? There is almost no daytime space - where will the residents hang out? On the couch facing the wall? Space is at a high premium but there are several short space-waster hallways.

The laundry room will not work as pictured as there’s no room for a washer/dryer plus room to walk past them.

A tidy plan. I have two notes. If I have a choice, I would rather not walk through the bathroom to get to the closet. If my partner is using the bathroom, I have to wait, or intrude.

The master bedroom is stealing much of the view from the living room. I would rather have one sweeping view from the living room than divide the sightlines to include the bedroom.

Looks like a great lot! Enjoy!

The changes I recommend are that you engage an architect.

What do the elevations look like? What area of the country? How do you live? How many people? Ages? Kids or plan for them? And then hire an architect. You do not know what you do not know.

I will not critique this plan because there is too little info A home is designed for the people who live there and for function we have really no idea about either of those things. I agree on a troublesome lot an architect is your best friend and the one poing made is why a bedroom with a lake view at all.

We have a house on a lake where the best view was from our master bedroom. After living there for 15 years, we tore it down to build new. Priority was to put the best view in the living room, dining room and porch. Sure it is nice to wake up to the view but how much time during the day do you spend in your bedroom? Plus, every time we had guests, they always wanted to see the view from our bedroom! I would either talk to an architect or a well experienced design build company. Sometimes just having them over to look at the property can generate ideas. There are too many things to consider when building new, things you will never think of on your own. imho :)

It’s is been complicated to find a suitable floor plan as my lot is very narrow (35 feet wide) and I don’t want to exceed more than 1450 heated/ livable sqft.

That is why you hire a professional who does this all day long and you don't try and cobble together a plan from the internet or try to put one together yourself (unless your background is in design).

In addition I will say that there are a multitude of zoning, planning and conservation issues to consider on a lakefront property. It would be to your advantage to hire someone familiar with the restrictions in your town. Otherwise permit approval can take forever if you keep having to go back with changes. Good luck!

Main comment that would send me back to the drawing board is the shot-gun/tunnel view of the lake from the living room. Why isn't that pushed out to get the widest viewing angle? My current living room has windows on three sides - so ocean view and up and down the coast line. You paid for a view -- you need to maximize it!