I'm just wondering (if it were to be redone from scratch) if it would make more narrative sense if the window was on the entrance hatch.

That way the droids could get the point of view of the ship we already see as the pod is dropped and the planet's gravity pulls the pod down.

You could also turn the shot around so a windowed hatch door shuts infront of the the camera and we could see the droids through the window as the pod is launched.

A bit like this Doctor Who scene and the similar scene from Solaris it's largely pinched off.

It could then turn to face the other way via thruster bursts for the tumble to the planet.