porch

noun3

1. •
   A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

   • He sat on his porch, waiting for his friend to come over.
2. •
   A portico; a covered walk.
3. •
   The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.

   • By the time he had put on the backpack, McDivitt was ready to let him do more—to stand on the porch at least. — 2012