Asleep on a plane: a case for window seats
I love to sleep on planes, and I have an unusual ability to sleep well on them. There have even been one or two occasions (1) I have fallen asleep before takeoff and awakened upon the impact of landing, not having realized we had even left the ground. So when (2) (book) my flights, I always choose the window seat whenever possible. This allows me to lean my sleepy head against the wall of the plane for a bit (3) (much) comfort.
Some (4) argue that the aisle (走廊) seat is superior for the leg space and the ability to get
off swiftly and eye the snack cart. But in reality, we're all getting our drinks and snacks (5) seconds. Also, I find that if a person knows he's in a window seat, he'll choose to use the bathroom before boarding so that he (6) (not need) to disturb his neighbor, which is just considerate. And he'll seize the opportunity to get up when another seatmate gets up so that the seatmate needn't (7) (bother) more than once.
As a photographer and visually oriented person, the window seat gives me the best views of cottony clouds, or a great sunset, or golden sunrise, etc. Most of all, (8) I've been flying for years, I still get pleasure of seeing my departing city or country (9) (shrink) into the distance, and the butterflies in my stomach when I see the horizon of my destination come into view. And those feelings of adventure and excitement are (10) keep me coming back, flight after flight, to my window seat.
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