do/can you see more stuff on 2/4k screens?

[xiorell]

ok so I brought a 21:9, 2560x1080 monitor and of course, in games that support it, I see more on the horizontal than I did on my old 16:9 1920x1080

So then would I not see the same extended horizontal area on a 2560x1440 as I do on my Ultrawide, but now with also more in the vertical plane? Ya know, coz it has the same horizontal pixels but more vertical.... Am I making sense?

talking gaming here, I know the desktop area is bigger

 

[xiorell]

ok, that's what I thought, but had a mad minute.

but doesn't it seem like it "should" give you more on screen stuff?