potty training indoors in apartment

hi, i have a 12 week old puppy and is potty training indoors since she’s not fully vaxxed yet. i live in a dog friendly apartment in a busy city without a balcony so dont want to risk taking her outside to potty. i live in a studio apartment and i know puppies love the rug/carpet feeling so been putting pee pads on there but i really want her to potty elsewhere so she doesn’t get used to pottying there all the time. also she plays with her toys on the pee pads which i don’t want her to do since the rug is in the living room. do you think it’s worth putting the pee pads closer to the door/in the bathroom so it’ll be easier for her to transition or would it confuse her more?