I do miss not being able to see the sun rise now that on many planes you do not have control of the blinds as a passenger
Oh wow. I must be flying in the old rust buckets; I've never been on a plane with such blinds. Which models are these? Is it just a mechanical shutter or some smarter window panel technology?
I believe that the lights are not only dimmed in takeoff at night for better viewing, but also for the fact that your eyes are adjusted to the outside lighting conditions in the event that an evacuation is needed.
I remember them dimming at take-off. Do they dim for night-time landings too?