Are you staying on points or through CRO? If you are using points (either yours or rented), DVC has specific view categories - Standard (facing the front driveway & Swan), Preferred Boardwalk (facing the lake & boardwalk), Preferred Pool/Garden (facing the main pool, quiet pool or a garden area). If you are booked through CRO, it's kind of a "run of house" situation, you could get anything. Although I've heard Boardwalk view is restricted to points reservations.