Like most respondents, I can see the coop from the house, and the built covered areas are around the house. The front door has glazing left and right, so if they're sheltering in the porch and I pass through the hall, one or two are usually visible one side or the other or both (or feathers and...
mine free range and hang out in one or other of several covered areas when it rains. They are particularly fond of the front porch and seem to like standing/sitting on coir doormats. Mine do not resort to the coop when it rains (although one of them does like to nap in a nest box sometimes so it...