Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dallas-fort Worth to Melbourne. The right side wins on balance. The Dallas departure offers the better urban spectacle of the two endpoints, and across the Pacific the right side faces north, giving views toward Hawaii and the Hawaiian Islands chain if flying the typical great circle route. The left side wins at Melbourne but the right side advantage at departure and over the Pacific outweighs it overall.

During takeoff from Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Right side for the best views. DFW's primary departure runways (17C/17R heading south, or 36L/36R heading north) mean a right-side seat gives views over downtown Dallas skyline to the east during southbound departures, or the Fort Worth urban core during northbound climbs. The right side consistently captures the denser urban geography as the aircraft banks eastward on departure. Notable sights include: Downtown Dallas skyline, White Rock Lake, Lake Ray Hubbard, Fort Worth downtown.

When landing at Melbourne International (MEL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Melbourne Airport (YMML) approaches from the north on runway 16 heading southeast, putting Port Phillip Bay and the Melbourne CBD on the left side of the aircraft. The left seat gets the bay, the city skyline, and the Yarra River valley as the aircraft descends over the northern suburbs. Notable sights include: Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne CBD skyline, Yarra River, Dandenong Ranges.

The flight from Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) to Melbourne International (MEL) takes Approximately 17 to 18 hours nonstop (typically operated via LAX or SYD connection; a theoretical nonstop would be around 17.5 hours covering roughly 8,900 miles).

The great circle route from DFW to MEL tracks southwest over Mexico's Gulf Coast, then across the Pacific passing south of Hawaii (visible to the north on the right side around the midpoint), crossing the dateline near Kiribati, then descending toward eastern Australia over Queensland and New South Wales before turning south to Melbourne. The Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef are visible from the right side during the Australian coastal approach if routing via the east coast.