Some questions about dual booting Kali with Win11...

Okay so let me give you a quick summary: I have just begun learning in this field; I have zero experience with any linux distro; I have never tried dual booting before; I heard kali linux is going to be a handy tool in hacking & etc.

Q1: Is this even a good idea to start with Kali? Should I try other versions of linux first?

Q2: Somewhere in the comments I saw someone saying Kali should only be run in a virtual machine for security reasons (?) and they said something about root (?). Firstly, Is that true?, Secondly, Why? and Lastly, would I get into troubles for just dual booting w/ win11?

Q3: Should I dual boot with Linux mint first and then run kali on a VM or is this unnecessary?

Q4: Other alternatives (beginner-friendly) for kali?

P.S: I'll thank you all in advance for answering my questions and hope you have a great day!