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Detail of and into the commander's observation window. Some of the ceiling of the LM can be seen, including the overhead docking window (the bright rounded rectangle toward the right corner of the observation window).

I'm uncertain as to the heritage of this observation window: On manned Lunar Modules, the commander's window had a "landing point designator", a series of markings on the window (as shown on LM-9 at Kennedy Space Center) which were used in conjunction with the guidance computer to assist the commander in choosing the exact landing point. For additional information, see the "Descent Planning" section of the Apollo Experience Report: Mission Planning for Lunar Module Descent and Ascent (see page 3 of the document, which is page 11 of the PDF; a diagram depicting the LM forward window appears on page 6/page 14).

However, as LM-2 was configured for unmanned use, it may have lacked the LPD.

 
Commander's observation window on Lunar Module 2 (LM-2) at National Air and Space Museum
Time picture taken Fri Jun 22 13:56:08 2007
Location picture taken Lunar Exploration Vehicles Gallery
National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC
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