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Mark.b2

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27. I take 2-3 trips a month on American....

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 10:36 AM

14 hrs ago

and I alwys take a window seat, when it’s available. And it nearly always is.

I will always open the window. I like knowing where I am, plus I do like looking out the window.

If bright sunlight is beaming through the window, I will close the shade part-way or completely. It just depends on the situation.

But, at the end of the day, as the window seat occupier, I decide when to open and close (except when the flight attendant instructs me otherwise). But, I’m alwys considerate of my fellow passengers. In 30+ years of frequent flying, I’ve never had a problem with anyone.

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Closing plane ✈️ window shades [View all] live love laugh Friday OP

Personally Timewas Friday #1

If I'm in the window seat... r�is�n_dubh Friday #2

I did the same with my kid the last flight we took fujiyamasan 21 hrs ago #18

I flew over the Swiss Alps in a prop plane. Amazing scenery Emile 18 hrs ago #22

what happened to intellectual curiosity? RT Atlanta Friday #3

As a college professor... r�is�n_dubh Friday #5

I feel sorry for you. My students couldn't pass my classes without doing ... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #14

I've often wondered how flight has influenced the sciences TxGuitar 14 hrs ago #25

it must have affected the sciences in a positive way RT Atlanta 13 hrs ago #31

i can see it both ways Tetrachloride Friday #4

I always get a window seat... Krazy_Kat Friday #6

I'm afraid of heights MustLoveBeagles Friday #7

I also have a fear of heights. sdfernando 14 hrs ago #28

Same here MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #35

These days if you have to pay for a selected seat then it's YOURS for the duration. IcyPeas Friday #8

I've never heard of that Skittles Yesterday #9

Close the window please unweird Yesterday #10

The glare is brutal. bamagal62 Yesterday #12

This has been going on for so long, especially on long flights from Europe & Asia to other continents. I like it, a lot. Celerity Yesterday #11

If it a long flight early or late I'll shut it. Melon 23 hrs ago #13

I ALWAYS sit by the window and that shade never shuts. If you're worried about it get a window seat and shut it Cheezoholic 23 hrs ago #15

Blinded by the Flight. kairos12 23 hrs ago #16

I'd quickly be very polite in reminding someone that I considered my purchase of a window seat... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #17

They're only doing it for your own good... Buns_of_Fire 21 hrs ago #19

Your view (no pun intended) changes when you are like hour JCMach1 20 hrs ago #20

I don't fly very often. Looking out the window is fun. Emile 18 hrs ago #21

When I fly, which is rarely now, I choose a window seat in an emergency exit row. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #23

Natural light is better for us. Pobeka 14 hrs ago #24

Shade up or down, True Dough 14 hrs ago #26

I take 2-3 trips a month on American.... Mark.b2 14 hrs ago #27

I feel very claustrophobic (sp?) when all the window shades are closed during a daytime flight. beaglelover 14 hrs ago #29

Why have windows if the blinds are to remain shut? City Lights 14 hrs ago #30

Was it an international flight? intheflow 11 hrs ago #32

The post I saw didn't give a location. live love laugh 11 hrs ago #34

That's absurd Takket 11 hrs ago #33