if you prefer sun dry laundry, which side is facing east? what time will you be drying your laundry most of the time? am or pm? then you can see which window will have the most sunlight.
my kitchen's external laundry rack do not get any sunlight at all through out the day. so i have also removed the laundry rack to give my small kitchen more space.
I have also considered those standing rack but then it take up space and the clothes seems cramp together and I wonder will the clothes get enough sun light. My living and bed room is facing east and i will be hanging the laundry in the morning most of the time. So I have also thought of retractable clothesline just like those in hotel. But the longest length I have found is 2.8m while my living room is 3+ m.
At the end, I bought a metal pole and V-shaped bracket from a nearby hardware shop at $18 and get them to cut the pole to the length I want. Contractors helped to install the bracket onto the wall and hidden by my curtain. The picture should be self explanatory.
So far I am happy with the result and most of the time my friend didnt notice that there is a pole.