With a two-position lift chair, when the chair is reclining and the footrest is going up, the angle between the backrest and the seat does not change. With a three-position lift chair, when the chair is reclining and the footrest is going up, the backrest also reclines back further, providing a wider angle between the seat and the backrest. This chair can also recline more fully into a “sleeper” or “napper” position.