Originally Posted by GoAmtrak

In the case of Viewliners, you can have the best of both worlds by sleeping in the upper bunk and leaving the lower as seats. The upper bunk is flush with the upper windows (nonexistent in Superliners) and the ceiling is much higher than in Superliners, so the view is great (truth in advertising) and it doesn't feel claustrophobic at all. It also has a fairly comfortable mattress IMHO. ^