Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Paris to Atlanta. The left seat wins overall due to the spectacular Paris departure view. During the transatlantic cruise at 35,000 feet, both sides see open ocean for most of the flight, but the left side also gets southern Greenland's ice sheet and coastal fjords during the great circle routing, plus the Paris departure is simply one of the best urban departures in Europe. The Atlanta arrival on the right is good but relatively modest compared to the Paris takeoff.

During takeoff from Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Left side for the best views. CDG typically departs westbound on runways 26L/26R or northbound on 09/27 complex. A left (south-facing) seat gives you the best view of Paris city center during the climbing turn. You can clearly see the Seine river snaking through the city, the Eiffel Tower district, and the dense urban grid of central Paris before the aircraft heads northwest over the English Channel. Notable sights include: Paris city center and Seine river bends, Eiffel Tower area (La Défense high-rises visible too), Bois de Boulogne forest patch west of the city, urban sprawl of the Île-de-France region.

When landing at The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Right side for the best views. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta typically lands from the east on runways 26L/26R/27L/27R, meaning the aircraft approaches from the east-northeast. A right (north-facing) seat gives you the Atlanta downtown skyline, Midtown, and Stone Mountain in the distance to the north. The left side faces south toward the southern suburbs with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Atlanta downtown skyline cluster, Stone Mountain granite dome visible to the northeast, Chattahoochee River corridor northwest of the city, Lake Allatoona reservoir in the far distance to the northwest.

The flight from Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours westbound.

The great circle route from CDG to ATL arcs northwest over southern England and the Celtic Sea, then crosses the North Atlantic passing south of Iceland. The route typically passes over or near the southern tip of Greenland where the ice sheet and fjord coastline are visible on clear days. The aircraft then crosses Labrador and Quebec in Canada, passing over the boreal forest and lake-dotted Canadian Shield before entering the eastern United States over New England or the Mid-Atlantic states, then tracking southwest over the Appalachian Mountains — the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains are visible as parallel ridgelines before descending into Atlanta.