Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Paris to Taipei. The left side wins overall. The Paris departure view is the highlight of the flight — a clear panorama of one of the world's most recognizable cities. En route, the left side also faces south, giving better views of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau as the route tracks across Central Asia and southern China. The Taipei arrival on the right is good but shorter in duration.

During takeoff from Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Left side for the best views. CDG typically departs eastward on runways 08L/08R or northeastward on 09L/09R. A left-side seat gives you a view south toward Paris as you climb out — the Seine river bends, the Eiffel Tower, and the dense urban grid of central Paris are all visible on the left. Right side faces north toward flat agricultural Picardy with little of interest. Notable sights include: Seine river bends through central Paris, Eiffel Tower (visible as a thin spire from altitude), La Défense business district tower cluster, Bois de Boulogne forest patch west of the city.

When landing at Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE), sit on the Right side for the best views. TPE's Taoyuan airport typically lands on runways 05L/05R or 23L/23R. On the common approach from the northeast on runway 05, aircraft track from over the Taiwan Strait and cross the northern coastline. The right side faces east toward Taipei city, the Danshui River estuary, and the Central Mountain Range foothills — far more interesting than the open Taiwan Strait on the left. Notable sights include: Taipei city basin and 101 skyscraper, Danshui River and estuary at the northern coast, Linkou plateau escarpment, foothills of the Central Mountain Range to the east.

The flight from Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE) takes Approximately 11 to 12 hours.

The route tracks east-northeast over Germany and Poland, then across Ukraine and southern Russia, over the Caspian Sea, across Kazakhstan and western China including the Tarim Basin and Taklamakan Desert, over the Tibetan Plateau and Kunlun Mountains, then descending across eastern China — Sichuan Basin, Yangtze River valley — before crossing the Taiwan Strait into Taoyuan. The Tibetan Plateau section around the 6-7 hour mark offers the most dramatic terrain, with high-altitude desert and snow-capped ridgelines visible even from cruising altitude.