Eight over eight or six over six. Six over one looks like someone either ran out of money or forgot what they were doing.

Less is more. Try two over two.

I like 6/1 so you have nice clear view out of at least part of the window. My advice also get remoeable grids I do not think well planned windows look like you ran out of money just had a good plan.

Will remark that I've rarely seen a colonial with siding such as yours. It's kind of interesting.

What brand window? TDL, SDL, grilles, or what? What will the exterior material be?

By the way, the "Father of the Bridge" house in Pasadena, built in 1913, has 6 over 6 windows.

Photos at https://hookedonhouses.net/2009/06/14/father-of-the-bride-movie-house/

6 over 1, or 4 over 1

Thank you for your advice, everyone.

@Patricia Colwell Consulting @BeverlyFLADeziner @Windows on Washington Ltd I'm definitely leaning towards 6-over-1. Will the lack of divided panes affect visibility into the house and privacy from the outside compared to a 6-over-6? The first floor windows are about 42" x 54"

@millworkman Marvin Elevate

@Norwood Architects We hate them lol We're going to try to even them off and if that doesn't work, we'll be looking to replace them during phase 2

This fiberboard siding has been around a quite some time. I had it on a house I owned that was built in the early 50's.

Here are 6 over 6 and 4 over 4 windows for you to compare. I like these better than 6 over 1.

In order for the panes to look right, they have to be taller than wide. So the 8 over 8 windows in my 1960's quasi-colonial are noticably larger than the 6 over 6 windows in my neighbor's house. So you are probably looking at more 8 over 8's unless you are planning on making the windows narrower.

6 or 8 over 1 is a Craftsman look. It would require a significant rethink of the facade.

I would need to measure the window to be sure how many lites across will work.

I like when the lites are taller than wide. Square is okay. When the lites are wider than tall it feels wrong. This may just be me and the rest of the world may not agree.

I also like to think about why things were done the way they were done and decide if I need to follow suit or can update the look.

In this case the small panes were made because glass was too easily broken and larger pieces were really expensive, so you used 16 small pieces of glass rather than 1 large piece of glass.

It wasn't about privacy - the lites don't stop someone from looking through the glass into your home.

I would consider my interior design style before deciding on lites above and below or just on the top. If my furnishings were antique or very traditional I would have lites on top and on the bottom to reflect the same era. If I had less traditional more craftsman or transitional furnishings I would leave the bottoms without lites and do a 6 or 8 over 1. If I had all rustic or industrial furnishings I may not have any lites. That last look I would have to work with to make the outside and the inside feel harmoneous, but it is sometimes fun to mix eras.

I'm not a professional but I like the 6 over 1 the best. Your siding is visually busy, although interesting, and I think the cleaner 6 over 1 reduces the business a bit.