Yes—you can usually find a video of someone actually sitting on this urban outdoor furniture, but the best place to look depends on the type of furniture and how new or niche it is.
Start with the manufacturer or brand. Many urban furniture makers now include short demo clips on their product pages, showing a person sitting down, standing up, shifting weight, and sometimes leaning back. These clips are often buried near the bottom of the page or inside a "specifications" or "installation" tab, so scroll carefully. If the product is sold through a dealer, check the dealer's site too; some add their own walkthrough videos.
Next, try YouTube, Vimeo, and TikTok. Search the exact product name plus "sitting," "review," or "in use." If the exact model is too obscure, search the furniture category instead—for example, "modular urban bench seating video" or "outdoor public chair comfort test." You may not get the exact SKU, but you can still see how similar seats behave when a real person sits on them.
For city-owned or contract furniture, check municipal planning documents, park district meeting archives, and landscape architecture portfolios. These sometimes include time-lapse or installation footage with people using the furniture. Reddit communities like r/UrbanPlanning, r/LandscapeArchitecture, and r/furniture can also help; post the model name and ask if anyone has a clip.
If no video exists, ask the seller directly. Request a short phone video showing someone sitting on the unit, including a full side view and a close-up of the seat and frame. A legitimate vendor can usually film this in a warehouse or showroom within a day. Meanwhile, you can judge comfort from still photos by checking seat height, seat depth, back angle, and whether the edge is rounded or sharp.
Finally, if you are near a public installation, visit and film it yourself. Sit for at least five minutes, note whether the seat feels too high or too low, whether the surface drains after rain, and whether the frame flexes. That first-hand clip is often more useful than any promotional video.