Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dallas-fort Worth to Taipei. The left side wins overall because the Taipei arrival view of the Central Mountain Range and city basin is more dramatic than the DFW departure view. Over the Pacific the views are largely ocean, but the left side also catches the Japanese archipelago during the northern Pacific routing, with glimpses of Kyushu and the Ryukyu island chain as you descend toward Taiwan.

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 you the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex spread across the horizon as you climb out. You'll see downtown Dallas skyline to the east and the sprawling suburban grid of Fort Worth to the west-southwest. The Trinity River corridor and its reservoirs are clearly visible from the right side during the initial climb. Notable sights include: Downtown Dallas skyline, Fort Worth urban core, Trinity River corridor, Lake Grapevine.

When landing at Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE), sit on the Left side for the best views. Taipei Taoyuan Airport typically uses runways 05/23 or 06/24. On approach from the east (coming from the Pacific), aircraft generally approach from the northeast over the Taiwan Strait side, putting the left side facing south toward Taipei city and the Central Mountain Range. The left seat gives you the Taipei basin, the 101 skyscraper, and the dramatic spine of the Central Mountain Range running down Taiwan's interior. Notable sights include: Taipei 101 and city basin, Central Mountain Range spine, Taiwan Strait coastline, Taoyuan coastal plain.

The flight from Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) to Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE) takes Approximately 16 to 17 hours.

The route tracks northwest from DFW, crosses the Pacific via a great circle arc passing near the Aleutian Islands chain in the far north, then descends southward past the Japanese archipelago. Key features along the path include the Rocky Mountains visible shortly after departure if routing northwest, the vast North Pacific with occasional volcanic Aleutian island peaks visible on clear days, the Japanese home islands of Honshu and Kyushu visible during descent toward Taiwan, and the Ryukyu island chain including Okinawa as the flight approaches the Taiwan Strait.