Same on trains in the UK.
I use "X country" trains from Bournemouth to the Midlands now and then, and the windows cover two rows of seats. I like to have a South side seat (with the sun) passing Southampton docks to see the shipping, and usually the other row sharing the window wants the blind down so they can see their screen.
Bloody annoying!
When flying as pax I also want to see the great outside.
Went to Florida with the kids a few years ago, and booked RH window seats for the outward journey to give the youngsters a geography lesson all the way down the East coast of North America.
How are you going to do that without windows?