Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Detroit to Las Vegas. The right side wins overall. While the left side has the better Detroit departure view, the right side delivers the Rockies crossing through Colorado and Utah with the Wasatch Range and Colorado Plateau visible, plus the dramatic Las Vegas arrival with the Spring Mountains. The midpoint scenery over the Great Plains is modest on both sides, but the western half of the flight strongly favors the right.

During takeoff from Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW), sit on the Left side for the best views. DTW's primary departure runways (21L/21R) head southwest, putting Lake Erie and the Detroit River on the left side. You get a clear view of the river separating Detroit from Windsor, Ontario, and the urban grid of downtown Detroit receding behind you. Notable sights include: Detroit River and Windsor waterfront, Lake Erie's western basin, downtown Detroit skyline, the Ambassador Bridge.

When landing at Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Las Vegas McCarran typically uses runways 26L/26R or 19R for arrivals from the east, with approaches over the valley from the northeast or east. The right side gives you the Las Vegas Strip running north-south through the valley floor, with the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon escarpment clearly visible to the west. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip casino corridor, Spring Mountains (Charleston Peak at 11,918 ft), Red Rock Canyon escarpment, Lake Mead to the east.

The flight from Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW) to Mc Carran International (LAS) takes Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southwest over Indiana and Illinois, crossing the Mississippi River near St. Louis, then over Missouri and Kansas into Colorado. The Rocky Mountains appear over eastern Colorado with the Front Range visible, then the flight crosses the Colorado Plateau over Utah with canyon country terrain including the Canyonlands and Lake Powell region visible before descending into Nevada. The Mojave Desert and Lake Mead mark the final approach corridor into Las Vegas.