I always wanted to sit in the middle or on the last seat with friends. I feel what professors say is not important to me. I go to university only for a percentage and I am bound to go as a class representative. I don't mind if someone books a seat for a friend as I love to have discussions in class with friends.
if you are a back bencher, you have no problem with those set of people cos the back seat is often empty
I have no emotional connection with the seat. Although I ended my graduation as a topper I have the experience of sitting on each bench. I just found that only some professor's lectures are useful to me and I remained serious in those classes and in the remaining classes, I just need the topic as I do my self-study online when I return home. Overall experience is middle bench is the best from all perspectives in my opinion. In my university, the last seat is occupied first most of the time and it's hard to get the seat on the last bench.