Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Paris to Tanger. While left side wins at departure for the Paris cityscape, right side delivers more sustained geographic interest across the flight: the Loire Valley and its river crossings in central France, the Spanish meseta plateau, and the dramatic Strait of Gibraltar and Rif Mountains on descent into Tangier. The Strait crossing alone makes right side the stronger choice for the full journey.

During takeoff from Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Left side for the best views. CDG typically departs southbound on runways 26L/26R or 09/27 depending on wind, but the general track toward Tangier takes the aircraft southwest. A left-side seat gives you the view over central Paris as you climb out, including the Seine river bends and the Eiffel Tower area before turning south. Right side faces northeast toward less distinctive suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: Seine river meanders through Paris, Eiffel Tower and Champ de Mars district, Bois de Boulogne forest patch west of the city, Versailles palace grounds and formal gardens to the southwest.

When landing at Ibn Batouta (TNG), sit on the Right side for the best views. Ibn Batouta Airport at Tangier uses runway 10/28 predominantly. Arriving from the north on an approach to runway 10 (eastward landing), the aircraft tracks over the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bay of Tangier. The right side faces south and east, giving views of the Rif Mountains foothills, the medina of Tangier, and the bay itself. Left side faces north toward the open Atlantic and Spanish coastline which is less distinctive on final approach. Notable sights include: Strait of Gibraltar with Gibraltar Rock visible on the horizon to the northeast, Bay of Tangier and its curved coastline, Tangier medina and port district, Rif Mountains foothills to the southeast.

The flight from Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Ibn Batouta (TNG) takes Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes.

Loire Valley river and chateaux country south of Paris, the flat Castilian meseta of central Spain, Sierra de Guadarrama range north of Madrid visible as a snow-capped ridge in winter, the broad Tagus and Guadiana river valleys crossing Extremadura, Sierra Morena hills marking the Andalusian border, and the Strait of Gibraltar narrows at approximately 14 km wide before the Moroccan coastline and Rif foothills on descent