It's been a while since our "Contemporary Days", but we always stayed in the wings. A garden view is just that....you may be looking out over the hotel grounds (an expanse of lawn, basically) or you may be looking out over some really neat topiaries and lovely flowers. It is the view we usually had and we enjoyed it...however, there are no balconies in the wings. If you're on the first floor, you can walk out onto a patio.
A standard view is basically a parking lot/monorail view or, in the case of one of my honeymooning friends, looking out at a brick wall. They are more of a dicey choice, in my opinion.