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

The aforementioned control of the window shade also provides the ability to witness the aircraft's descent up until the precise moment those wheels slam the tarmac. Travelers situated by the aisle have to awkwardly crane their neck to look through the window and see how far the plane is from the ground — that is, if the window seater has the shade up. If that shade is pulled down, aisle seaters don't quite have an easy way of knowing when the plane will land, which personally gives me anxiety just thinking about it.