Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Boise to Chicago. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the cruise over southern Idaho, northern Utah, and Wyoming, the left side also offers better angles on the Wasatch Range and the high plains terrain. Right side has little to offer over the featureless Great Plains at cruising altitude.

During takeoff from Boise Air Terminal (BOI), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing Boise typically uses runway 28L/28R heading west before turning northeast. A left-side seat gives you a clear view south toward the Snake River Plain and the Owyhee Mountains as the aircraft banks right toward the northeast. You'll also catch the Boise River corridor and the city grid below. Notable sights include: Owyhee Mountains to the south, Snake River Plain stretching west, Boise city grid and downtown, Lucky Peak Reservoir to the east.

When landing at Chicago Ohare International (ORD), sit on the Left side for the best views. O'Hare arrivals from the west commonly use runways oriented east-northeast, meaning the aircraft approaches from the west over the Chicago suburbs. A left-side seat gives you the better view of Lake Michigan's shoreline, the Chicago downtown skyline, and the lakefront as you descend over the northwest suburbs. Notable sights include: Lake Michigan shoreline, Chicago downtown skyline, O'Hare suburban grid, Des Plaines River corridor.

The flight from Boise Air Terminal (BOI) to Chicago Ohare International (ORD) takes Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours.

After leaving Boise the route crosses the Snake River Plain, then the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains of northern Utah are visible to the south. Over Wyoming the terrain flattens into the high plains. Crossing into Nebraska and Iowa the landscape becomes the flat agricultural grid of the Midwest, with the Missouri River marking the Nebraska-Iowa border. The Illinois state line brings increasingly dense suburban development leading into Chicago.