I usually park away from the doors. The trick is finding a parking space far enough to be away from the lazy bastages (the ones who don't give two craps about slamming their doors into yours), but not so far out that you attract the flaming a-holes who'll come park right next to you because, well, they're flaming a-holes...
Yep. I do the same thing. I have a good size truck, so parking far away makes it easier to park, and don't have to worry about people hitting my truck with their doors.