Seat, in particular a vehicle seat, with high pivot axis

The seat structure (1) has a seat portion (2) that is provided with a seat cushion portion (3). The seat portion is supported towards a bottom surface (4) in a region of a front seat side region (5). A backrest (7) is pivotally connected to the seat portion around a pivotal axis (9). The pivotal axis is extended above a seat surface of the seat portion along a seat width direction (9a).