I think reserve and request are two different things. For example I can reserve a one bedroom suite and request it be by the elevator. That's how I look at it.
Request such as location (near the pool, near the elevators) you usually get the standard line of "request are not quaranteed" Not sure if AoA is different as I've never book there. Now the suites it says your views can be of the "parking lot", "courtyard" or the "pool". So you could request a particular view but not reserve it.