I Hate to Break It to Ya, Aisle-Seat-Lovers, but the Window Seat Is Actually the Best

Hello, convenient head rest! Sitting by the window means you have the edge of the aircraft to snuggle up against, which is especially helpful if you are travelling alone and don't have a nonstranger's shoulder to rest on. Anyone in the middle or aisle seat typically resorts to snoozing on the tray table or head-bobbing while napping upright, neither of which are nearly as comfortable.

You've probably been in the following scenario before: you're sitting in the aisle seat with your tray table down, scarfing down on snacks and listening to music, when your middle seat neighbour decides it's an ideal time to tap you and mouth, "Can I get up?" You then must stow away your snacks, slam your tray table up, and brush the crumbs off yourself before unbuckling your seat belt, standing up, and having to get up yet again once they return from their bathroom break. If you're a window seat traveller, you never deal with such crumby scenarios, as you only get out of your seat when you need to.

When you're chillin' in the window seat, you don't have to worry about bathroom visitors or flight attendants accidentally bumping into you on their way down the aisle. You're sandwiched between just one person and the edge of the plane, which statistically results in a decreased likelihood of unwanted human contact. Have fun with that knee bruise you earned from getting rammed by the beverage cart midflight, all you aisle-seat-lovers out there.

It's kind of an unspoken air travel rule, wouldn't you agree? Whoever has the window seat typically decides if and when the shade goes up or down. Sure, the middle and aisle seat passengers can have a say, but when was the last time you asked a window seater who was contently peering out the window to shut it, thus killing their joy? Likely never. Sitting by the window gives you the power to soak in that sunset or, if the sun's too blinding to handle, to close the cover and take a snooze.