Why the concern about proximity to the front door? If they’re going to kick it in, they can do that no matter where I’m standing.
If you speak to them through a window, you don’t need to go to the door. The idea of “Someone is beating on my door in the middle of the night. Let me open the door and find out what they want” is ignorant. Speaking to them through the door just tells them where you are. One of my neighbors got shot doing that.
I never answer my door for anyone I am not expecting. I go on my deck(10 feet up) and speak down to them. With a gun nearby.