dress circle vs seating

dress circle and seating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dress circle	Yes	No	No	No
seating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seating is a hypernym of dress circle; that is, seating is a word with a broader meaning than dress circle:

dress circle: a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
seating: an area that includes places where several people can sit

Other hypernyms of dress circle include seating area, seating room, seats.

dress circle (noun)	seating (noun)
a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra	the service of ushering people to their seats
	an area that includes places where several people can sit