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

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While one of the sisters booked a window seat on the plane, the other booked the aisle seat in the same row. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 In other words, no one has a window seat—but everyone gets a virtual one. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025 Mzoo Sleep Eye Mask Besides the views and having a wall to lean up against while napping, one of my favorite things about the window seat is being able to control when the window shade goes down. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025 The footage shows a woman sitting by the window seat, leaning toward the wall. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 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 12 Oct. 2025.

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