seat vs seating area

seat and seating area both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seat	Yes	No	Yes	No
seating area	Yes	No	No	No

seat (noun)	seating area (noun)
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)	an area that includes places where several people can sit
furniture that is designed for sitting on
the cloth covering for the buttocks
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

seat (verb)	seating area (verb)
show to a seat; assign a seat for
place or attach firmly in or on a base
place in or on a seat
provide with seats
put a seat on a chair
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat