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1. You might see Chicago's skyline reflected in Lake Michigan.
2. You could see a rainstorm like this off in the distance.
3. Because a solar eclipse at 44,000 ft is pretty cool
4. And seeing the highest point in Africa will take your breath away
5. For the sunrises
6. And the sunsets
7. And waterfalls you'll never see from the aisle
8. You could witness a forest fire
9. And finally understand why everyone thinks Norway is so beautiful
10. You could ride an endless sea of clouds with a window seat
SkyWidows
I love being on the side that's banking when we're coming into land.
Infomercial
SKEET SKEET
BrianDoheny
ooooooooorrrr you could be on the window on the opposite side of the plane...
thecrazedwombat
Mmmmm, earth porn.
TheManYourManCouldSmellLike
Earth porn is just regular porn. I haven't seen alien porn before though.
thecrazedwombat
Close encounters of the fifth kind. It's out there.
cerseilannisterscheekbones
With my luck, I'd see that insane gremlin from the Twilight Zone...
jeje172
Mhee still prefer my pilot seat!!!
Efreeti
Speaking of Norway, I took this on my most recent plane ride: http://imgur.com/zpNsG7i
NoWisdomWithoutRegret
Aisle seats for flights longer than 4 hours (so I can go pee without the anxiety of squeezing through) and window for shorter flights.
retodd
TO THE WALL!
PutterShams
I was going to do this if someone had not. Someone had. That'd be you. Apparently no one else appreciates it, but I do.
retodd
Thank you.
nsandwich
Alternatively, you can learn to fly a single engine plane and get the best views!
angrybeards
And if you're 6'2" with a 36" inseam and built like The Mountain, it's a claustrophobic hell in Coach class, and the guy in front reclines..
skellious
try 6 foot 6 with a 39" inseam. it's the main reason I walk whenever possible rather than take a bus. and prefer trains to planes.
angrybeards
Honestly, if I am staying in the states, I prefer to drive, international flights I'll go aisle, neck pillows work well on my bull neck.
HardonfortheAardvark
Try being @theBOULDER
TheBOULDER
The BOULDER refuses to take any transportation that he can't feel the Earth beneath his feet
HardonfortheAardvark
Always delivers... unlike some OPs...
comicreader
Excuse me, I need the restroom, do you mind?
LicensedAdHominem
For me it was always "an endless sea of clouds with a wing in the middle".
solkahn
Be glad that wing is there.
TheLateNightImgurTimes
Still awesome
HqCont
I choose the window seat so I can get left alone.
tobiderfisch
I get it so I can lean against the wall while sleeping. If I sleep at all that is.
szucker6
the internet understands me <3 <3
AguyonImgur
But what if I need to use the bathroom?
baldorr
Just open the window and discharge everything that way. Or just go to the bathroom. You know, your choice.
ThisUserNameIsNotAsThinkAsYouCleverItIs
I really thought this was going to end in the scene from the Twilight Zone
Tokenstr8girl
Norway. It's always Norway.
marwinism
So much HDR in Norway!
supercloudberry
yes. that's because it's awsome.
ProfessionalNessieHunter
Ja, vi elsker dette landet. :)
Efreeti
Yes, we love this country.
babamulon
Cold. Its always cold.
Norge
Norge
thisheretexasdude
Yesway
doesntmatter
WHY IS IT ALWAYS GODDAMN NORWAY
Tokenstr8girl
It's an ancient druid spell that is really calling all imgurians home.
setanta89
Vet ikke. Jeg bor her, og det eneste jeg ser hver dag er jævla fjell. Midnattsol my fuckin ass..
Cakelesscake
why would you be crusing at 44,000 feet? what aircraft is this, if its commercial.
LicensedAdHominem
It's some sort of scientific aircraft.
LicensedAdHominem
Dassault Falcon 900B. http://www.launchphotography.com/Total_Solar_Eclipse_2013.html :3
Cakelesscake
ok cool, i was going to say that this is dangerous for a commercial aircraft
33Fox
It would be, the coffin zone would be like +/- 1 knot
switchjv
you can also see a gremlin tearing apart the planes wing.
catclicker
BangkokPadang
Shutup William Shatner, and/or John Lithgow.
tobiderfisch
I once took a picture of Greenland
tummycat
Gorgeous.
Novazilla
I flew over Greenland too
SirChrysostomus
Can I join? http://imgur.com/yiCDgHW
DontcallmeLen
If you're flying from Australia to New Zealand and discover why Norway is so beautiful, the pilot has made a wrong turn.
Oooldfart
And pilots see this stuff ALL the time. Wonder if they even notice anymore.
BetterAtAltitude
I'm a student pilot and the son of a airline pilot, believe me, it never gets old.
Eziomasterassassin
There's Norway I have money as a college student to afford any sort of traveling right now. I think aisle be okay with any seat given to me.
SaranWrapPants
Step one be rich
Daghdha
Only rich people can get flights? Have you seen Ryanair's prices?
Littlebiggiant
And you can lean your head against the wall when you wanna sleep. That's nice too.
tolatetocomment
People who shut the window shutter before even taking off are my some of my least favourite people.
cogs
That should be a death penalty offense. It's also why I love the 787 - no shades to close.
baman
TO THE WINDOOOWWWW!
phdinhorribleness
TO THE - No actually I'm going to stay here thanks.
sWoRd710
TO THE WALL!!!
DrToastyPants
TO THE...erm...WALL!!!
AllGoodNamesAreTaken
TO NORWAY
RyuuGaWagaTekiWoKurau
TIL THE SWEAT DROP DOWN MY BALLS!
whywouldyoureadsuchalongusername
Today I learned the sweat drop down my balls? lol
RidesThePonyGood
to the wall.. MY BALLZZ are sweaty- Jizzzzzzzz EVERYWHERE! MothaFUCKER! GOD DAMMM!.. it's poetry.
PotatoHamer
sounds like you had a bit too much of mom's spaghetti ..
Infomercial
SKEET SKEET
Hisdeadrabbits
GOD DAMN!
CountessVonFingerbang
I was in DC this weekend and this dude was just sitting on a corner singing this and trying to get other ppl to join in. It totally worked.
theWonderland
RobosaurusREX
TO THE WALL!!!!
TheDrySideOfThePenny
A truly majestic post and this fucking shit is top comment.
baman
Is that you Silky!?
;)
GuantanamoBae
TO THE WALLS!!!!
RobertLangdon
TO THE WALLLLLLL!... wait no
vegardbe
TO THE WALL!
megaalborg
TO THE WALL!!
thundrlipz
TO the bottom of the Indian Ocean....too soon?
DieselBoston
All these Female's fall
candle340
TO THE WALLS!
graehall
TO THE WALLS
allalongthewatchtower
YOU GET A WALL!
madmadders
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15900000/Gifs-the-proposal-15978368-250-133.gif
SplishSplashTakinABath
TO THE HULL!!
Megawashu
TO THE SKY MALL!
brownribbon
P. 78 HAS SOMETHING FOR WHEN THE SWEAT DROP DOWN YO BALLS
SomeThingsYouCantUnseeBro
Yes.
realfakebees
praise you.
CommonWhiteBoy
I love skymall. I never realized how many useless things I needed until I read it
BecomeAnAstronaut
TO THE WALLL!
wessyfbaby
http://imgur.com/0forEpe
FueledByOJ
TO THE SWEAT DROP DOWN MY BALLS!
legaleagle
TIL ALL THE BITCHES CRAWL!
slyshand
Today I learned that, in fact, all the bitches crawl.
MilkSoup
Today I Learned All the bitches crawl...
GiftedAnimator
AH SKEET SKEET SKEET SKEET MUTHA FUCKA!!!!!!
platy3point1415
ALL SKEET SKEET GOD DAMN!
BubbyTheSquid
*looks at username* piderman?
eddiealexcook
The main reason I get a window seat is so people can't knock me when they walk along the aisles.
jaypeg
THIS
DeanBanks
"I wanna grow old with youuuu" Anybody?
Dalylah
I wanna make you smile...
FrictionShliction
Are you a door?
staplestapler
Don't knock it till you try it... I have no idea what I'm saying
anneka
Some whale of a person once squeezed past my seat and their ass knocked over my bottle of drink. RIP Mtn Dew of Air France 2010 ;_;
sweetpeasoup
I can't even imagine the horror. I am truly sorry for your loss.
ElricDelric
I'm sorry for your loss.
Moonkey
Why you should always try to get an aisle seat: You have a bladder.
stinachoo85
Going to Vegas for the first time, I chose the window seat. It was worth all the heavy sighs and mean stares the 15 times I got up to pee.
stutteringbob
Damn straight. I'm so damn big I have to ask those two people to get out of the seat completely so I can go to the bathroom.
imonEVERYTHING
I like it have the ability to just get up and stretch whenever as well.
TheHappyCanadian
my wife sits in the aisle seat since she has one kidney and a bladder the size of a grape apparently. I take the window because ADD
Libertysyclone
Am I your offspring? I have one (functional) kidney and a tiny bladder, and also have adhd ... I prefer the aisle though
wittykitty14
I've trained my bladder to turn into a vault when I travel. It's pretty awesome. No pee breaks!
thefatlonelyjew
do you keep the declaration of independence in there?
CondescendingCunt
I have a steel bladder. Once every 24 hours is enough for me.
Ishouldprobablybedoingsomethingproductive
As a frequent flier, THIS. SO MUCH THIS.
wellblessyourheart
or when you have motion sickness. muuuuch better for motion sickness.
casualmex
I learned this very hard lesson flying to England from California. "I've made a huge mistake." And I made it again on the way back. IDIOT :(
Molotopheles
I always take aisle near an exit. I wanna be the first to live.
YesImProductive
This is why you ride little dinky commuter planes that have one seat per row... get the whole row to yourself! :)
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
And a gorgeous view while plummeting to your death. Yay! :)
YesImProductive
Haven't died YEETTTTT :)
TheGayPenguin
I'm pretty sure I've heard about a lot more jetliner crashes over the years than the small express flights.
Donjo19
As an express pilot this is incredibly true. We usually have better safety records.
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
Just a little jokey joke.
EllaWells
Especially since I like to take advantage of free drinks on airplanes, this.
GnRtattoo
Im tall, i appreciate the ability to stretch into the aisle
rokkaddict
bad knees that need to stretch like every 5 mins, I'll go nuts sittin by the window
tybrosion
Or pee before the flight, you pleb.
blah4765
And way too much leg
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
and first to get your drink after lift off
TintreachToirneach
As a European who doesn't frequently travel to places that require super-long flights, I never have problems with that!
runeks
I prefer having a bladder to having it run right through me.
BIZaGoten
So you don't have to look down. Shit's scary.
ADisturbedOne
If you go pee before you board, and is not a long flight, and not planning on drink much in the plane you'll be fine.
cpk29593
Looks like most of these are taken from a much lower altitude than a commercial plane flies.
IAmYertleTheTurtle
now I'm going to go put together an album of plane window shots taken from commercial aircraft. Standby.
IAmYertleTheTurtle
/a/xONEf#0 A few I found quickly.
WeRanTheWorld
debbie downer
Attwarnerm
Sometimes pilots will take it lower to see land marks and unique sites, but for most of these yes you're right.
aviatorzz
the one of chicago was on approach to O'hare, commercial planes start descending way before the airport, and you could get shots like these
Rocketwilco
but the point was; take a window seat. Still valid on a private plane.
Flucksy
Most of those nature shots where probably from a helicopter. You need to hover for a good shot I'd think
ashleypomeroy
If I recall the approach to Kilimanjaro Airport does get that low, and the mountain is near the approach path (the pilots have to be awake).
Bunuka
Kilimanjaro is almost 6000m. They're still pretty high there and the airport isn't that far away.