Release order for sure. Chronological order spoils too many OT reveals for a first time watcher

I watch the film in the order that I originally saw them in the theaters, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002,2005, 2015, 2017, and 2019.

I fear I will always be torn about this. I don't think it can be helped that release order is representative of the organic progression of the lore, so it may be most natural to watch them that way, but if I am showing all the movies as one continuous saga to a new viewer, ending on Episode VI makes a lot more sense than Episode III since Episode VI has one of the best finales in film history in my opinion. And yet I also am skeptical of the merits of the machete order.

I watched it starting with prequels so…

It depends on whether or not they know who Vader is. If they already know Vader is Luke's father then I'd say the prequels if not then the originals

I mean I guess it really depends on how far and how deep they want to get into the franchise

If someone wants to watch with every show and movie I say watch the Prequels so they can watch in chronological order to get a full experience

Now if someone doesn’t want to go in deep with Star Wars and is just curious about it I say watch the Original Trilogy because it’s the best one and an instant classic

Normally I would say in chronological order, but the Prequels spoil too much for the Originals if you haven't watched Star Wars before.