I'm possibly buying this house but I'm really hung up on the living room layout and I want to solve this problem.

This is how the current homeowners have it set up with a large sectional facing the fireplace, and I can't envision it any other way, but I hate it. I want to have more couch facing the TV.

Right now there's a massive fireplace where I think a TV would logically go. It's a large brick firebox/mantle and there isn't enough room to add a TV above it. It's not on the drawing, but there's about 2 ft of brick on the floor coming out in front of the fireplace as well. The windows are not quite floor to ceiling but they take up most of the vertical space, and there's also heating/air vents on the floor in front of each window.

The TV is currently on the right side of the room, but the setup is not conducive to watching the TV from the couch since most of the seats face the fireplace. The only seats facing the TV are on the far left side of the couch. In person it feels too far away. The best location/distance for a couch to face where the TV currently is would put the couch right in line with the fireplace which doesn't feel right either.

I love the idea of a big couch (or at least a lot of seating) because we have 5-6 friends that would come over to watch games and movies, so it doesn't make sense to cut off half the room with a smaller couch there just to face the TV and block off the fireplace.

I don't think we can just remove the fireplace so easy.
I also think this layout was designed so you can see the fireplace when you enter the home. I don't think it's a big deal to see a TV when you walk in, but I at least understand that logic a little bit.

My mom thinks we should just put a TV in front of the right window, but I don't love the idea if there's a better idea out there.

What's a better furniture arrangement so we can watch TV from the couch?