Originally Posted by
Swanhunter
Yup. Natural light is also important for jet lag adjustment so keeping the blinds open on - say - a long day flight from Asia can really help on arrival. The view is rarely interesting though.
+1 from me too.
I've noticed this trend for cabins to be darkened for a few hours on long daytime flights and rather assumed that it was a cabin crew ploy to keep people quiet and reduce the amount of service required...