You step out of the shower and the door meets a towel rail. Or you choose a slider, only to find its entrance feels tighter than the glass display suggested. Both problems are easier to catch before ordering: check the opening your body will use, the handle, and where you'll stand with a towel.
Draw the handle as well as the glass
For a hinged or pivot model, mark its specified movement on the floor. Include the handle projection and the towel rail. In a narrow ensuite we checked, the glass cleared the vanity but its handle met a towel ring. Moving the ring was easy before tile; repairing drilled tile afterwards would have been a fairly silly use of a morning. Check where you stand to open the door, too, and don't assume every pivot operates the same way.
A sliding model avoids that large swing into the room. But panel overlap limits entry, and the position of the fixed and moving panels changes how you reach the controls. Check the actual model drawing, not a generic "sliding" symbol.
Make cleaning part of the demonstration
Ask to see the overlaps, bottom guide, seals, and any manufacturer-approved cleaning access. Try reaching the lower corner with the sort of cloth you actually use. One client preferred a slider until she tried cleaning behind the fixed panel in the showroom. We compared another model with better access before ordering. Don't unclip or swing a panel out unless its instructions provide for that movement; glass doors are not all built to come apart for cleaning.
Kohler’s shower door collection separates sliding and pivot arrangements. Dimensions, opening widths, swing directions, and installation requirements remain model-specific. A door choice also needs to suit the finished opening and wall construction.
Choose the entrance you can use comfortably
Prefer a sliding door when avoiding a swing genuinely improves movement. Prefer a hinged arrangement when the clear space and entry suit the people using it. If accessibility is the priority, assess the entire shower approach with an appropriate designer. A wide-looking glass panel is not an accessibility plan.