Ugh, this really grinds my gears. A few days ago, I flew from Europe to California on a 787 with dimmable windows. I was in a small cabin with only four rows of seats in a 2-3-2 configuration. As we were approaching Greenland, the sky below suddenly cleared, and I could see dozens of large ships on the water. It was an interesting sight. Then I realized the ships had irregular shapes, and some of them were round. Oil platforms? ICEBERGS! It took me a moment to realize, as I’d never seen them before. Every other time I flew this route, it was either at night or overcast.

Then the coast of Greenland came into view. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I’ve ever seen: a rugged coastline followed by snowy mountains and glaciers. Someone on the other side of the cabin exclaimed, “Greenland!” Most people leaned toward the windows in awe, and even some of those in the center seats got up to take a glance. People were taking pictures and enjoying the view.

And then, at that very moment, the flight attendants decided it was nap time and locked the windows at the darkest setting. I was so mad. Why would they do that? To make it worse, the departure time was 4 p.m. and the arrival time was 9 p.m. That meant it was sunny the whole flight, and we were supposed to arrive shortly after sunset — perfect timing to make jet lag easier. All you need to do is watch the daylight throughout the flight, then go straight to sleep when you arrive. But nope, the flight attendants ruined all of that, and the beautiful views, by forcing everyone to sit in the dark.