window seat

noun

1

: a seat built into a window recess

2

: a seat next to a window (as in a bus or airplane)

Examples of window seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the long-legged aisle-hoggers among us might not relate, travelers lucky enough to settle into the window seat on certain flight routes can look forward to quite the show ahead of touchdown. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

There is a front porch and inside an enormous fireplace, a living room with its original and curved bay windows, window seats, fireplace, and soft seating. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Flight attendants agree that the window seat passenger generally controls whether the window shade stays open or closed. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

If the seatbelt sign is on for turbulence or you’re stuck in the window seat and two people next to you are asleep. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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