Yes, the front left chair is next to the wall. The second row is a few inches away but not much. This was a decision based on the width of our room.
I realized that seats next to the wall are not ideal for sound quality, but we thought the seat there would be better than not. We don't have to use it, but when we have company over no one complains about having that seat.
The screen is great from the front row. I went off of the THX reccomendation of a 36 degree viewing angle for the distance. I love it, but everyone is different. For me it is perfect.
