On my very rare visits to the cockpit, alas unlikely to happen again, I've absolutely loved it, and for one main reason: the astonishing quality of the view. Good glass. I remember a flight down to Honk Kong, flying above an electrical storm for hours, with black sky and stars above. I've sometimes thought you could charge a couple of passengers a lot of money on a 747 if the forward locker was replaced with a seat, a curtain behind an good glass in front. I've been flying for 30 years and I still have my nose pressed against the window. I've marked changes in river course with the seasons over Siberia, had a very, very kind guy change course slightly so I could see a comet, and generally loved my time in 1A or 1J on 747s.