Just use nature as your guide. Go to the sink, the kitchen one is best in this case... and try to turn on the tap WITHOUT getting a stream of water to run around the circumference of the sink. Most likely it will be almost impossible. Thus, the only possible case where you could have a tap that far from the bottom of the sink AND have no splashes or water beads... would need to be very viscous, like syrup.
Unfortunately when trying to sell any natural phenomenon it's critical to match it's behavior exactly. We are hardwired with what things SHOULD look like... Not everyone can immediately tell if your sink is wrong, since there are so many variations of porcelian and steel, but everyone knows what water does, and from birth.
a good image with a lot of potential. Perhaps add a few things to the bathroom that suggest it is a bathroom, for example; soap, toothbrushes, cup/glass,shaver, water on the counter, etc. This will go a long way to 'complete' the scene.
It's a really cool sink. Is it your design?
