Can "a front-row seat" be replaced by "see first" in this sentence?
As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition and a family farmer myself. I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.

I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.
I know it is not an actual seat in a theatre, but which word or phrase can I use to replace it?

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Can "a front-row seat" be replaced by "see first" in this sentence?
As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition and a family farmer myself. I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.

I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.
I know it is not an actual seat in a theatre, but which word or phrase can I use to replace it?

Answer

Note that the full stop between '...farmer myself' and 'I have...' shouldn't be there.

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I can't think of any other idioms that mean the same thing but if you wanted to rephrase it you could say "I'm among the first to see the innovations..."

"I get to witness the cutting edge innovations" perhaps? (get to : i'm able to / i'm lucky to)

If you can stick with front-row seat, it's a great phrase already!

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