Why do airplanes spiral down towards the airport upon descent rather than just a straight shot while decreasing altitude?

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Also this may be a whole other post I need to make but bonus question for anyone interested in answering: Why can I perceive the tilt(like the cabin is angled more towards the sky or is leaning to the left or right) of the airplane cabin even though I am in the same upright position in relation to the actual cabin itself?

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2 things:

it minimizes the distance required to start the maneuver, if they didnt do this, planes would need to start descent way before evne seeing the airport, which could lead yto #2

2: air space organization, wen you have multiple planes coming in and out you wanna make sure each of them as their own deidcated space for maneuvers, therefore you want them donig stuff the way it takes up the least air space possible

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