big yard is more maintenance, but then if you have small kids or pets it's more space for them, and you can build a pool or nice garden.
small yard is…

there seems to be a lot of empty floor space and oversized hallways and some of the furniture is not correct scale (eg the two lounges shown in the media…

Why do you need void to begin with (eating out a lot of extra space, you can easily squeeze extra bedroom there)?