Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Washington to Liberia. While takeoff favors the right, the landing approach offers more dramatic and sustained scenery. The volcanic peaks and tropical landscape of Costa Rica's Guanacaste region provide more visually distinctive features than the relatively flat eastern seaboard terrain crossed during most of the flight.

During takeoff from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats offer views of the Potomac River and Washington D.C.'s urban grid during the initial climb-out. The aircraft departs eastbound over the city before turning south, giving right-side passengers clear sightlines of the Capitol, monuments, and the river's serpentine path through the city. Notable sights include: Potomac River, Washington Monument and Capitol Building district, Arlington and Alexandria waterfront, Chesapeake Bay (distant eastern horizon).

When landing at Daniel Oduber Quiros International (LIR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats provide excellent views during the descent into Liberia. The aircraft approaches from the northwest, and left-side passengers will see the Guanacaste Province's volcanic landscape, including the Cordillera de Guanacaste mountain range, before descending into the coastal plains where the airport sits. Notable sights include: Cordillera de Guanacaste volcanic peaks, Pacific coastal plains, Tempisque River valley, Gulf of Papagayo (northern coast).

The flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) to Daniel Oduber Quiros International (LIR) takes Approximately 4.5 to 5 hours.

The flight path crosses the southeastern United States, passing over or near the Appalachian Mountains (visible from altitude as a series of parallel ridges in North Carolina and Tennessee), the Gulf of Mexico's northern coastline, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Passengers may glimpse the Florida peninsula and the Gulf coast, though most of the mid-flight segment crosses open water and lower-elevation terrain with limited dramatic landmarks.