Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dallas to Tokyo. Right-side seats provide superior scenery on both legs: the Dallas-Fort Worth departure and the approach over the Pacific. The westbound routing over the North Pacific offers fewer dramatic landmarks mid-flight, making the bookend views more valuable.

During takeoff from Dallas Love Fld (DAL), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats capture the sprawl of Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and the Trinity River as the aircraft climbs northwestward. You'll see the urban grid transition to open prairie and the Red River valley forming the Oklahoma border. Notable sights include: Dallas-Fort Worth urban area, Trinity River, Red River valley, Lake Texoma (northern horizon).

When landing at New Tokyo International (NRT), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats offer the best views during the final approach into Narita. You'll see Tokyo Bay's distinctive shape, the Kanto Plain's urban sprawl, and Mount Fuji on clear days standing alone on the western horizon. Notable sights include: Tokyo Bay, Kanto Plain urban area, Mount Fuji (western horizon on clear days), Kuroshio Current waters.

The flight from Dallas Love Fld (DAL) to New Tokyo International (NRT) takes Approximately 14-15 hours block time.

The flight path crosses the North Pacific at high altitude (35,000+ feet) where few ground landmarks are visible. Notable features include: the Aleutian Islands (Alaska) visible during the northern Pacific crossing if flying that route; the Bering Sea; and the Kamchatka Peninsula on approach to Japanese airspace. Most of the mid-Pacific crossing offers only open ocean, occasional cloud formations, and the curvature of Earth at altitude. The transition into Japanese airspace brings views of the Japanese archipelago's northern islands (Hokkaido) before descending toward the Kanto region.