I am assuming this is a point reservation and not one for cash through Disney in general (those differ as to what is considered standard view). The request you should make is for a room "near the Pumbaa elevator." That elevator stands between two building units, both of which have rooms on one side of the building that overlook the Pembe savanna. Those were originally savanna view rooms but were converted to standard because the savanna is somewhat narrow in that area, but animals do come there.
Be aware that if you do get a room in that area, you will have very long walks to the lobby and bus station, and somewhat shorter but still a long walk to the pool. Note also that the Pumbaa elevator location request needs to be made through Member Services and once requested you should not use the request page offered during online check-in. That page has very limited requests and some are ridiculous, e.g, you can request during online check-in for a room near an "elevator," a totally pointless request because there are three elevator locations along each of the two wings of Kidani and every room is considered close to an elevator; you need to name the specific elevator you want to be near when making any such request. Moreover, when contacting MS do not request a view of Pembe savanna. Those who answer the phone usually have no idea that there are actually standard view rooms with a Pembe savanna view, and if you ask for such a view they will tell you that you cannot possibly request savanna view with a standard view room.
