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B747-437B
The early config ones have a pseudo-footwell that really doesn't help anything. The latter config 787-8s are the same as the early 787-9s. I'm a fan of row 3 or 4 myself, but that is just personal preference.
My interests are driven by being 1.88 m tall and having a European size 46 (extra wide) shoe size. So a larger than normal footwell makes for better sleeping.