Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 vs Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 has 162 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Garuda Indonesia · Boeing 737-800Business	12	6–8	2-2	Recliner
Garuda Indonesia · Boeing 737-800Economy	150	21–46	3-3	Standard seat
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyBusiness Class	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyEconomy Class	132	15–58	3-3	Standard seat

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800

162 seats: 20 good, 10 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 6, seats A and K (Business): front row of Business: 2-2 seats with nobody in front; the forward galleys and lavatory are just ahead.
Row 6, seats C and H (Business): front-row Business aisle seat: nobody in front and easy to get out.
Rows 7–8, seats A and K (Business): business window seat in the 2-2 cabin at the front.
Rows 7–8, seats C and H (Business): business aisle seat in the 2-2 cabin at the front.

Seats to avoid

Row 29, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): row in front of the overwing exits: recline is likely limited.
Row 46, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): last row, in front of the two rear lavatories: likely limited recline and the queue beside you.

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

144 seats: 7 good, 14 mixed, 8 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 45, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row window seat with reclining back.
Row 45, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): emergency exit row

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
Row 22, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row seat that JAL lists as non-reclining.
Row 58, seat A (Economy Class): last row, beside the rear lavatories.
Row 58, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing