Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Nashville to Denver. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At takeoff you get Nashville's skyline and the Cumberland River, and on descent into Denver the left side delivers the full panoramic Front Range view — one of the most dramatic airport approaches in the continental US.

During takeoff from Nashville International (BNA), sit on the Left side for the best views. BNA's primary departure to the west uses runway 31L/31R, climbing northwest. The left side gets a clear view back over downtown Nashville's skyline and the Cumberland River bending through the city before the aircraft turns westward toward the plains. Notable sights include: Downtown Nashville skyline, Cumberland River, Percy Priest Lake to the southeast, Opryland/Grand Ole Opry complex.

When landing at Denver International (DEN), sit on the Left side for the best views. DEN's primary arrivals from the east typically use runways 34L/34R or 35L/35R, approaching from the southeast heading northwest. The left side faces southwest and gets a sustained, unobstructed view of the entire Front Range — from Pikes Peak in the south all the way to Longs Peak in the north — as the aircraft descends over the flat plains. Notable sights include: Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Pikes Peak, Mount Evans, Longs Peak), Denver city grid and downtown skyline, Cherry Creek Reservoir, the distinctive white tent roof of DEN terminal.

The flight from Nashville International (BNA) to Denver International (DEN) takes Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours.

The flight crosses western Tennessee and the Mississippi River lowlands, then the flat agricultural plains of Missouri and Kansas. Around the Kansas-Colorado border, the terrain begins its almost imperceptible rise toward the Rockies on the High Plains. The Arkansas River valley is occasionally visible in southeastern Colorado. The final 100 miles offer increasingly dramatic views of the Rockies emerging from the plains.