Damn! Missed another landmark responding to this post! :)

IME, it started pretty much a decade ago and has accelerated with decline of matte screens. Glossy screens became a standard option around 2010 or thereabouts. The iPad was released in 2012, and like other touchscreen units, was also glossy.

Having had a glossy screen for years, I just switched to a laptop with a matte screen and I realized how much I enjoy the lack of reflection.

On that route (took it last week also) we had a spectacular view of Greenland over the north Atlantic...the FA, seeing my windowshade was open came over to me and together we were in amazement as to how you can see the fishing villages, etc even from that altitude.

Want business to control the shade, book business window seat.

I often get an uncomfortable sense of claustrophobia in narrowbodies...thinking I'll just ask them to accommodate my medical condition next time, or at least allow me to bring on a small horse as a emotional support animal LOL

I like the Dreamliner shades, reducing glare but, can still see outside.

I am that "annoying" person that leaving the window open whenever possible. One time FA asked me to close it at the request of another passenger. I politely declined. Mid-day 2 hour flight, window not in the direction of the sun.

I complained about this back in 2017 here:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...rs-closed.html

I think AA are worse about it than BA and I attribute that to the laziness of AA’s “senior” flight crews who operate the transatlantic sectors.

I encourage you to refuse. I don’t think people should be prevented from having shades up. Those who don’t want the sun can wear eye masks or use screen protectors. Similarly, better to have the temperature colder rather than hotter so those who are cold can put on a sweater.

But Dreamliner shades are controlled by the crew and can be darkened at their control not yours.

While I leave my window shades open nearly all the time, I not only enjoy the ever varying landscape below, as well as the crossing traffic above but contemplating life and asking myself why people seem to enjoy being in coffins.

And then occasionally reflect on 1984's proles and their overconsumption of mindless drivel.

Having flown on lots of business jets, window shades rarely go down on bizjets during the day (with obvious (temporary) exceptions like direct sunlight streaming in one side of the aircraft)

I agree particularly in regard to hot cabins but, the only issue is that it is difficult to view IFE screens with lots of glare in the cabin.

Doesn't bother me really I usually fall asleep right after the main meal service night or day. Can't remember the last time I completed a full movie :)

I've never had them locked but, I've heard they do.

Dark cabin lover all the way! Dark cabins don't force you to fall asleep or not be able to read, or see your screen, but the opposite may impede. I prefer aisle seats but sometimes I take the window just to control, well, the window. Hopefully two or more of them. I'll even shut the windows around me from my seat if no one has arrived yet. Sure, an FA MAY ask them to open them but hopefully psychologically they believe they should be closed again after take off... *fingers crossed*

Actually, as discussed above and in my own thread about closing the window shades on daytime flights JFK-LHR, closing all the shades is highly disruptive to people who are tired from having woken up early but want to stay awake on the flight to readjust their time zone to being able to fall asleep in London on their arrival.

Flew with Lufthansa several times in western Europe very recently and on every flight an announcement was made that all window shades were required to be up during takeoffs and landings. I found this to be refreshing. I also kept my window shades up during every flight as the Alps are always a beautiful sight.