This is the 196th most frequent Italian word.
davanti
"In front" or "ahead."
Here, 'davanti' is used to indicate the location in front of a specific object, in this case, the fireplace.
Siamo seduti davanti al camino.
We are sitting in front of the fireplace.
In this sentence, 'davanti' specifies the spatial relationship referring to what is in the forward-facing direction of the speaker and companions.
Davanti a noi c'era un bellissimo tramonto.
In front of us, there was a beautiful sunset.
The use of 'davanti' here establishes a spatial instruction indicating positioning relative to another object, the window.