Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Seattle to Doha. The right side wins overall because the Seattle departure view is genuinely spectacular — Elliott Bay, downtown, and Lake Washington all at once is hard to beat. The Doha landing on the left is excellent but shorter in duration. Right side also catches the Canadian Rockies during the early climb-out phase heading northeast.

During takeoff from Boeing Fld King Co International (BFI), sit on the Right side for the best views. BFI's primary departure runway 13R sends aircraft southeast, then routing northeast over the city. The right side gives you a clear look at downtown Seattle, Elliott Bay, and Lake Washington simultaneously during the initial climb. Left side faces industrial south Seattle and not much else. Notable sights include: Elliott Bay and downtown Seattle skyline, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Mount Rainier to the southeast.

When landing at Doha International (DOH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Doha's runway 16 approach brings aircraft in from the north-northwest, meaning the left side faces west over the Qatari peninsula and the shallow turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf. You get a direct view of the West Bay skyline and the distinctive geometry of the Doha corniche as you descend. Notable sights include: West Bay skyscraper cluster, Doha Corniche waterfront arc, shallow turquoise Persian Gulf waters, Palm Tree Island.

The flight from Boeing Fld King Co International (BFI) to Doha International (DOH) takes Approximately 16 to 17 hours nonstop, though this route typically operates with a connection as no carrier flies BFI-DOH directly. Via a hub the total travel time is 20-24 hours..

The great circle route from Seattle to Doha tracks northeast over British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies, then across the vast boreal forests of northern Canada and Hudson Bay region, over Greenland's ice sheet, across northern Europe including Scandinavia or the UK depending on routing, then southeast over Turkey, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula before descending into Qatar. The Greenland ice sheet and the Alps or Anatolian plateau are the most visually dramatic midpoint features at cruising altitude.