Hi guys, looking for some seat selection advice from you veterans on my upcoming trip from YVR -> TPE with a stop in HKG with all legs on CX J. I don't normally fly CX so I have no clue what to select.

I will be travelling with my gf so we definitely want to select a pair of middle seats but we arn't sure if we want to be in the front or in the mini cabin.

We have 1 flight on the 77G, 1 flight on the 35G, and 2 flights on the 333. These flights are months away so the entire cabin is currently empty.

Right now, we tentatively selected 12 D/G for every flight but I am worried it is still too close to the galley/lavatories. I normally like sitting up front since it allows me to exit the aircraft quicker but after reading this thread, I am now a bit worried about noise and foot traffic from being near the front. I know you guys say row 11 is terrible for the middle seats but is row 12 far enough or should I move even further back to row 13/14? Or even further to the mini cabins?

Thanks in advance!