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TGV Lyria Train - best seats in second class?

My husband and I are going to be taking the TGV Lyria Train (high speed) from Paris to Geneva. Any advice on which train car and best seats? He's pretty tall (6'4") and I'm short(ish) (5'3"). Will sitting facing each other be a tight squeeze?

Thanks!!

-Diana

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Diana, Generally you will have a lot more legroom (and width) than on a plane. Your husband should have no problem. Additionally, standing up, walking around, going to the bar car to get you a coffee and croissant will be a lot easier than in a plane.
face-to-face and face-to-set-back will have roughly the same leg room. But face-to-face you can stretch out your legs between each others if you want.
For some photos of TGV-Lyria, including the seats, see here: http://seat61.com/lyria.htm
As you can see you have a lot of space, and a nice table between you.