W/ AKL/V in terms of convenience & shorter walks - where you are in relation to the elevators is probably more important than your physical distance from the lobby. Here’s the map AKL Jambo gives you when you check in - I’ve highlighted the elevators in red & the location of the standard view villas in blue. The villas overlooking the pool on Zebra trail are very convenient since those elevators go down to the pool & Mara (the quick service.)
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Not depicted on the map is that there is a very convenient sky bridge on the 5th floor connecting Kudu & Zebra trails.
I personally am ok w/ a long walk when I have standard view because I’m an animal nerd & IME I see more animals in the standard view villas at the very end of the trails. W/ a Jambo standard view stay if I’m on Kudu trail I’ll have a savanna view & I’ll either be fairly close to the Kudu trail elevators & see animals sporadically when they wander into that ell of Sunset savanna or I’ll have a longer walk but see animals a lot because I’m in one of the villas by the Sunset savanna barn.