Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dallas-fort Worth to Vancouver. The left side wins overall because the approach into YVR on the left delivers the most dramatic scenery of the entire flight — the Fraser delta, Mount Baker, and the Strait of Georgia simultaneously. During cruise the left side also tracks closer to the Rocky Mountain spine through Montana and Idaho, offering better views of the Rockies in the middle portion of the flight.

During takeoff from Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Right side for the best views. DFW typically departs northbound on runways 17L/17R/18L/18R in reverse, meaning northbound departures head out over the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Right side gives you the downtown Dallas skyline to the east as you climb out, plus the sprawling urban grid of the Metroplex spreading toward the horizon. Notable sights include: Downtown Dallas skyline, White Rock Lake, Lake Ray Hubbard, DFW urban sprawl grid.

When landing at Vancouver International (YVR), sit on the Left side for the best views. YVR's primary arrival runways 08L/08R bring aircraft in from the east over the Fraser Valley, then turning to land westward. On approach from the east, the left side faces south and gives clear views of the Fraser River delta, the city of Richmond, and Mount Baker's volcanic cone dominating the southeastern horizon. The right side faces north toward the North Shore mountains but the left side offers the more dramatic combination of water, delta farmland, and the distant volcano. Notable sights include: Mount Baker (volcanic cone), Fraser River delta, Strait of Georgia, Richmond farmland grid.

The flight from Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) to Vancouver International (YVR) takes Approximately 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks northwest over Oklahoma and Kansas, then across the high plains of Colorado and Wyoming. The Rocky Mountains appear prominently over central Montana, with the Bitterroot Range and Clearwater Mountains of Idaho following. The Columbia River Plateau's basalt canyon country fills the approach into the Pacific Northwest before the Cascades and Fraser Valley come into view on descent.