window seat

noun

1
: a seat built into a window recess
2
: a seat next to a window (as in a bus or airplane)

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Believe it or not, one of the best ways to take in the botanical scenery is from a window seat on an everyday commuter train. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026 Developer Guy van Rooyen is promising high-end swank, with two new restaurants and a bar, three event spaces, close to three dozen hotel rooms – and plenty of window seats to watch the airfield. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026 Azmir had a window seat near the back. Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Vance goes through security, boards and sits in a window seat. Evan Roberts, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for window seat

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of window seat was in 1745

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“Window seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20seat. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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