Most Starfleet ships have the ability to see into space without the need for a view screen. So, it's practical. Yet, you could argue that in the future, with our advanced devices today ...

The ship was scheduled for an early decommissioning ... Captain Jonathan Archer set the mold for future Starfleet Captains with his actions, and mistakes, in Star Trek: Enterprise's premiere.

We likely still have quite a while before anyone will be streaming Starfleet Academy with a Paramount+ subscription, so it's good that Frakes dropped another bread crumb for fans to mull over.