Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Paris to Las Vegas. The left side delivers the Paris city departure spectacle which is genuinely one of the best urban departures in aviation, and across the Atlantic and North America the left side also picks up the Canadian Rockies and Sierra Nevada on the northern transatlantic routing. The Las Vegas landing view is better on the right, but the Paris departure and mid-flight mountain scenery tips the balance to the left overall.

During takeoff from Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Left side for the best views. CDG typically departs westward on runways 26L/26R or northward on 09/27 configuration. A left-side seat gives you a view south over Paris as you climb out, with the Seine river visible snaking through the city and the Eiffel Tower and central Paris districts clearly identifiable before turning west. The city layout is compact and unmistakable from low altitude. Notable sights include: Paris city center and arrondissements, Seine river bends through the city, Eiffel Tower area (La Defense visible as cluster of towers to the west), Bois de Boulogne forest patch.

When landing at Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Las Vegas McCarran typically lands from the north or northeast on runways 26L/26R or from the east on runway 01L/01R configurations. A right-side seat on approach from the northeast gives you a direct view of the Las Vegas Strip running north-south, the neon and hotel towers clearly visible, with the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon escarpment visible to the west as a dramatic backdrop. Left side faces the open Mojave desert. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip hotel towers, Spring Mountains (Charleston Peak at 11,918 ft) to the west, Lake Mead reservoir to the east on approach, Hoover Dam visible on clear days during descent.

The flight from Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Mc Carran International (LAS) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The route tracks northwest over the English Channel, then across southern England or Ireland, then the North Atlantic. Over Canada it crosses Newfoundland, Quebec, and Ontario. Crossing into the US the route passes over the Great Lakes region, then the northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado or Utah visible as a massive corrugated ridge system, then the high desert plateau of Nevada before descending into Las Vegas. The Colorado River canyon system and Lake Mead are visible on clear days during descent.