Front doors are not always in the front :-) Where is the main entry? Photos?

That's true! The entrance is currently on the right side and leads to a split staircase to the basement/living area. We'd like to make it more spacy :)

Is it opposite the driveway or on the same side as the driveway?

I’ll bet there is a kitchen door on the driveway side.

Opposite side of the driveway and no kitchen door!

I would make a better sidewalk from the driveway, and a walk straight out to the public sidewalk.

Can we see photos of this entry from the outside? How do guests approach? Where do they park and how do they get to this door?

But there’s walkout lower level? So some addition/ remodel to the upper front wall could be complicated.

Do you already own the house?

Please do give more information and photos. Do you park in the driveway and walk the front path & around to the side ? Or enter through a back door?

Are you ok with the entry split staircase space or frustrated with no real space there? Your photo angle didn’t give a good sense of dimensions. Hoe far away is the retaining wall ? At the “ front “ door, is there even room to maneuver? Hence the request for more pics.

Does anyone use the living room much besides the dog and cat to watch out for birds and Amazon deliveries out the window? Perhaps you can take one window on the end for a front door, à la this:

Those are steps to a bit of front porch.

I'd see what other home sin the neighborhood have done. Without more photos, it's hard to be sure, but I bet landscaping/redoing the walks will do wonders for it.

Any changes to the structure should take the natural light into account because it looks pretty awesome and should be maintained.

I would put an arch way at the end of the house, over the sidewalk, and some pretty plants, etc, so the walk to the main door around the side of the house, looks more attractive.

Do a pergola over existing front (side) door. Build a small deck/steps/ add some lighting.