I am almost done with Echoes of Wisdom and thought the map was the perfect size for the game. I always felt like Breath of the Wild’s map was too large for what was offered. Tears of the Kingdom kind of made that worse by doubling the map underneath and having it mostly be empty.
I love Zelda 2’s map. It’s quite large but doesn’t take too long to traverse due to the overworld movement. The forced encounter zones as you get further away from Hyrule Castle make it feel very epic though and getting to the Great Palace feels like a big achievement!