Captain Cook set a record for England Test centuries on the second day of the third Test as the tourists closed on 216-1 in reply to India's 316.
Compton, who hit his maiden Test fifty, said he had "the best seat in the house" to watch Cook's unbeaten 136.
"It's amazing how he hasn't made a mistake," said Compton.\
The pair shared an opening stand of 165 and Somerset batsman Compton, playing only his third Test, acknowledges that playing alongside Cook is helping him perform.
"To watch that ball after ball, it does give me a lot of confidence that I can spend time getting in," he said.
"Even though he's outscored me and been the dominant partner, I've taken a lot from the fact that we've got to those milestones and from a team perspective that's all you can do to set the innings up.
"I thought it was a really good partnership up front and the way he's been playing the last couple of weeks has been fantastic."
Cook's innings was his fifth century in five matches as captain, while he also became the youngest player, at 27 years and 347 days, to reach 7,000 Test runs in the process, beating India legend Sachin Tendulkar's record.
Compton added: "It says a lot about his hunger and determination, the fact that he's been so consistent over a period of time at a young age.
"A lot of batsmen only really find their feet at 28, 29, and the fact that he's found his feet at a very young age and done it for so long is amazing.
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