In the Apollo lunar module, having astronauts stand rather than sit provided a 20-times-greater field of view from one-tenth the window area.
Sources
- The First True Spaceship (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/ch6-3.html (hq.nasa.gov)
- https://solarviews.com/history/SP-4205/ch6-3.html (solarviews.com)
- http://www.apolloproject.com/sp-4205/ch6-3.htm (apolloproject.com)
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