Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dubai to Toronto. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. At departure you get the Dubai skyline and Palm Jumeirah; at arrival you get the Toronto skyline and Lake Ontario. The mid-flight routing over Central Asia and the North Atlantic offers limited differentiation by side, so the bookend views make left the clear choice for the full journey.

During takeoff from Dubai International (DXB), sit on the Left side for the best views. Dubai International's primary departure runway 30L/30R sends aircraft northwest over the city. The left side gets the full Dubai skyline including Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa, plus the Palm Jumeirah and the coastline of the Arabian Gulf as the aircraft banks north. The right side faces inland toward the desert. Notable sights include: Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai cluster, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina towers, Arabian Gulf coastline.

When landing at Buttonville Muni (YKZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Buttonville Municipal typically uses runway 33, meaning aircraft approach from the south-southeast heading northwest. The left side on approach looks west over the Toronto skyline, Lake Ontario, and the city grid. The right side faces northeast toward suburban sprawl and farmland with little of interest. Notable sights include: Toronto downtown skyline and CN Tower, Lake Ontario, Vaughan and Richmond Hill suburban grid, Don Valley corridor.

The flight from Dubai International (DXB) to Buttonville Muni (YKZ) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours.

The route typically tracks northwest from Dubai over Iran and the Caspian Sea, then across southern Russia and Ukraine or the Black Sea region, continuing over Poland and Germany, then across the North Atlantic via the UK and Greenland's southern tip, before descending over eastern Canada and the Great Lakes into Toronto. Notable features include the Zagros Mountains of Iran, the Caspian Sea, the Alps visible distantly on some routings, Greenland's ice sheet and fjord coastline, and the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario on descent.