Originally Posted by
BDLORD
Facing the rear of the plane sucks. It is a weird felling that only a FA needs to experience.
It also is uncomfortable to stare at the person across from you the whole flight.
Virgin did it the right way by angling them.
I would challenge you, on a future flight, (with the help of a friend and an empty cabin) to close your eyes, spin around, sit down in an arbitrary seat, and say what direction you're flying in without seeing the ends of the cabin. I bet you will not know the difference. It is just the knowing that you're flying backwards that is a problem. And a short time during takeoff and landing.
But maybe your issue is seeing others facing forward at you? I believe others have reported that passengers in cross-opposite seats do not see each other that well.