seating area vs room

seating area and room both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of seating area include elbow room, way.

seating area (noun)	room (noun)
an area that includes places where several people can sit	an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
	the people who are present in a room
	space for movement
	opportunity for

seating area (verb)	room (verb)
	live and take one's meals at or in