For many people, me included, the view from the front of the ship is for more preferable than from the aft. I like the aft, but it just doesn't match that feeling you get standing at the front of the ship, the wind in your hair, sometimes strong enough to feel like you may just become part of it. One of my favorite things about cruising.
We even seek out rooms that face the front with balconies. Princess has many of them on Royal class ships, HAL has a few on their newer ships.....