Rear kitchens

My previous 5er was a rear kitchen, so I've had rear and middle kitchen's. I didn't like a couple of things on it. First, my trailer had carpet (in the living area) between the door and the kitchen. So when we cooked out at the lake we drug a lot of dirt and stuff onto the carpet bringing food outside. Second, my slides blocked access to the kitchen when the slides were in, so loading food was a pain. As far as the benefits of non-rear kitchen's, I currently have large windows on the rear and both sides of the trailer. That gives me a great view of the lake in most cases. The kitchen area (with no window) just blocks a view of the hookups (so we are ok there). I do like the rear kitchen that one member posted that has windows in it (very nice). In the end it depends on the owners personal opinions and the specific RV layout. Good luck!