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Why do boats and submarines use round portholes instead of normal square windows to look out at the ocean?

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Why do boats and submarines use round portholes instead of normal square windows to look out at the ocean?

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Why do boats and submarines use round portholes instead of normal square windows to look out at the ocean?
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