Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Nashville to Los Angeles. Right side wins at both ends of the flight — Nashville's skyline and Cumberland River on departure, and the Santa Monica Mountains plus LA Basin on approach. Over the middle of the flight the views are broadly similar, but the right side also gets slightly better angles on the Mojave Desert terrain and the transition into the LA Basin from the east.

During takeoff from Nashville International (BNA), sit on the Right side for the best views. BNA's primary departure runway 31L/31R sends aircraft northwest, and the right (north) side gives you a clear look back over downtown Nashville's skyline along the Cumberland River as you climb out. The left side faces southwest toward less distinctive terrain. Notable sights include: Downtown Nashville skyline along the Cumberland River, Percy Priest Lake to the southeast, the rolling Cumberland Plateau ridgelines to the east.

When landing at Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX's primary arrival runways 24L/24R bring aircraft in from the east over the Los Angeles Basin, and the right (north) side gives you a sweeping view of the Santa Monica Mountains, the Hollywood Hills, and the urban grid of the LA Basin. The left side looks south toward less dramatic suburban sprawl and the South Bay. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Mountains and Hollywood Hills, downtown Los Angeles skyline, the urban grid of the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Bay coastline.

The flight from Nashville International (BNA) to Los Angeles International (LAX) takes Approximately 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours.

The flight tracks southwest across the Tennessee River valley, then over the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma, across the Texas Panhandle's flat high plains, the Llano Estacado, then into New Mexico and Arizona crossing the Sonoran Desert and the Colorado River near Needles, California, before crossing the Mojave Desert and descending into the Los Angeles Basin over the San Gabriel Mountains foothills