Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Athens to New York. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At departure you get Athens city and the Saronic Gulf; at arrival you get the Jamaica Bay approach and the distant Manhattan skyline. Over the mid-Atlantic the views are largely ocean on both sides, but the left side also picks up the southern coast of Ireland and Cornwall during the crossing.

During takeoff from Athens International Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), sit on the Left side for the best views. ATH primarily uses runways 03L/03R (northbound departures) or 21L/21R (southbound). On a transatlantic routing heading northwest, aircraft typically depart on runway 03 heading north then turn west. A left/south-facing seat gives you the Saronic Gulf, the Athens urban sprawl, and the Acropolis hill clearly visible during the climb-out turn. Right seats face inland toward the Attica plain and Hymettus ridge. Notable sights include: Acropolis of Athens and city center, Saronic Gulf and Aegina island, Mount Hymettus ridge to the east, Piraeus port and coastline.

When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK approaches typically come in from the east or northeast over the Atlantic, landing on runways 13L/13R or 22L/22R. On the standard CAMRN or LENDY arrival from the east, the aircraft crosses Long Island before turning over Jamaica Bay. Left/north-facing seats get Manhattan skyline, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Brooklyn waterfront. Right seats face south over the open Atlantic and the Rockaways barrier beach. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline on the horizon, Jamaica Bay and its wetlands directly below, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Brooklyn and Queens urban grid.

The flight from Athens International Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

After departing Greece the route crosses the Ionian Sea, then southern Italy or the heel of the boot, then the Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia or Corsica depending on routing. The aircraft then crosses southern France or northern Spain, exits over the Bay of Biscay, crosses the southern tip of Ireland or Cornwall, and then tracks across the North Atlantic. The mid-ocean portion offers occasional views of Greenland's ice sheet or Newfoundland's coastline on more northerly routings, though many ATH-JFK routes take a more central North Atlantic track passing well south of Greenland.