ObstructedViewWrigley Field Obstructed View Seats
Wrigley Field's obstructions come from its age and its roof. The upper deck is held up by steel columns that stand in the Terrace Reserved seating below it, and the roof over the upper deck hangs low enough that fans in the back rows report losing high fly balls and the top of the scoreboard. Add the famous rooftop-era quirks — support posts in the 400 level and pillars that appear in listing photos without any warning — and Wrigley rewards buyers who check before they pay.
Wrigley Field seating map — obstruction risk by area
Schematic map — not to scale, zone shapes are approximate. Black dots mark where support columns/pillars are reported to pass through the seating areas. Colors show the highest risk reported for each area: red = high, amber = moderate, green = low.
Risk at a glance
| Seating area | Obstruction type | Risk | What is reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Reserved (200 Level) | Support pillars | High obstruction risk | Wrigley's main event: upper-deck pillars standing in the seating bowl. |
| Upper Deck (400 Level: Upper Box & Upper Reserved) | Roof overhang | Moderate obstruction risk | No pillars in front of you — but the roof can steal the top of the play. |
| Field Box (100 Level) | Netting | Low obstruction risk | In front of the pillars — the safest lower-level buy at Wrigley. |
| Bleachers (Outfield) | Scoreboard faces away | Low obstruction risk | Nothing blocking the field — you just can't see the video boards behind you. |
| Clubs & Suites (1914 Club, Catalina Club, Suites) | Mostly clear by design | Low obstruction risk | Premium seating engineered to avoid the old park's problems. |
How the obstructions at Wrigley Field work
Two different structures cause Wrigley's blocked views. First, the columns: the upper deck rests on pillars that pass through the Terrace Reserved sections (the 200 level behind home plate and down both lines). Seats directly behind a pillar are the most frequently reported obstructed seats in the park, and they appear in the middle and rear rows of those sections. Second, the roof: the upper deck (400 level) sits under a roof overhang, and from the rearmost rows fans report that the roofline cuts off the flight of high pop-ups and fly balls.
The lower Field Box seats sit in front of the columns and are generally clear, and the outfield Bleachers have no structural obstructions at all — though the big video boards face the infield, so bleacher fans famously cannot see them.
Section-by-section guides
Want the full buying strategy instead of one section at a time? Read the Wrigley Field obstructed view guide — it ranks every area from worst to safest and walks through how to check a specific listing before you pay.