I saw a horrible exit row seat on a transpac 747 in coach. The window seats in the exit row by the galley have the housing for the inflatable slide intruding into their footspace and no actual window. All the disadvantages of a exit row seat with none of the advantages. The guy sitting there looked miserable.

In a related note, bulkhead seats on longhaul in coach may be better, but you may end up sharing the row with a newborn (and, presumably, its parents) as many airlines have bassinets that hang on the bulkhead.