Originally Posted by
jazzhou
You were seated at 7A, which has only one window. Did it bother you to have just one window?
On a recent flight, 7A and L were the only odd numbered window seats available. I didn't pick either because of one window.
Just curious.
[MENTION=2971]jazzhou[/MENTION]
To answer your question with my experience, and IMHO:
One window was perfectly fine as I slept most of the way SFO-AKL. I woke just about near sunrise and for me and my views were spectacular. Not sure it would have made a difference if I had 2 windows in that particular seat. (I fly AC mostly and have done flights in 5A/K and 8A/K on their B789s across the Pacific, each of which only have 1 window).
Also, when I booked the ticket, 7A was the only seat in the front J cabin on either aisle with a window. Although close to the mid-galley, it was a perfect cocoon for me.
I will add that on the return on UA 916, I had 6L and I would never choose that type of seat again. While it offered similar seat comfort and easier exit to the aisle, I did not like having almost no window views. One window was blocked by the lamp light attached to the back of 5L and also partly blocked by the back side of the 5L pod. The other window was half blocked by the "side" wall of my pod.
Some people I know don't care about windows as the prefer to sleep, read, watch the IFE etc. Others, like me, like the views out the window and consider them the best IFE.