Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Doha to Chicago. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. Departure gives you the Persian Gulf and Doha skyline, and arrival delivers the Chicago lakefront and Loop approach. Over the middle of the flight the left side also faces generally south, giving slightly better views of the Caucasus Mountains and Black Sea during the European transit portion.

During takeoff from Doha International (DOH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing Doha, aircraft typically use runways oriented northeast, meaning a left-side seat faces northwest over the city of Doha and the shallow turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf. You get a clear view of the West Bay skyline and the distinctive geometry of the Qatari coastline as the aircraft climbs out over the water. Notable sights include: West Bay skyscraper cluster, Persian Gulf shallow turquoise shallows, Qatar peninsula coastline, Doha Corniche waterfront arc.

When landing at Chicago Ohare International (ORD), sit on the Left side for the best views. Chicago O'Hare arrivals from the east typically approach from over Lake Michigan on westward headings, meaning a left-side seat faces south over the Chicago lakefront, Grant Park, and the downtown Loop skyline. This is one of the most dramatic urban approach views in North America. Notable sights include: Chicago Loop skyline, Lake Michigan shoreline, Grant Park and Museum Campus, O'Hare suburban grid of Cook County.

The flight from Doha International (DOH) to Chicago Ohare International (ORD) takes Approximately 14 to 15 hours.

The route tracks northwest from Qatar over Kuwait and Iraq, then across eastern Turkey and the Caucasus Mountains including the Greater Caucasus range, over the Black Sea, across Ukraine and Poland, then over the North Sea or northern Germany, across the North Atlantic via a polar-adjacent great circle route over Greenland or northern Canada, then descending into the Great Lakes region. Notable features include the Zagros Mountains of western Iran visible early in the flight, the snow-capped Greater Caucasus range, the Black Sea, Greenland's ice sheet if routing far north, Hudson Bay, and the Great Lakes including Lake Michigan on descent.