dress circle vs seating area

dress circle and seating area both are nouns.

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

As nouns, seating area is a hypernym of dress circle; that is, seating area 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 area: an area that includes places where several people can sit

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

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