Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Edinburgh to Doha. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. Over Edinburgh it captures the city's most iconic geography, and over Doha it gets the West Bay skyline and Corniche. Along the cruise, the left side also has marginally better views of the Anatolian plateau and the Zagros mountain foothills of western Iran.

During takeoff from Edinburgh (EDI), sit on the Left side for the best views. Edinburgh Airport's primary departure runway 06/24 means eastbound departures on runway 06 give the left side views over Edinburgh city centre, Arthur's Seat, and the Firth of Forth. The right side faces north toward open farmland with little of interest. Notable sights include: Arthur's Seat volcanic plug, Edinburgh Castle on its rock, Firth of Forth with the three Forth bridges, Holyrood Palace.

When landing at Doha International (DOH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Doha's Hamad International Airport (DOH) typically uses runways 16/34. Arrivals from the northwest on runway 34 approach from over the Qatar peninsula, giving the left side views over Doha's West Bay skyline and the inner harbour. Right side faces east over open Gulf waters. Notable sights include: Doha West Bay skyscraper cluster, Doha Corniche waterfront arc, Qatar inland desert peninsula, Persian Gulf shallow turquoise waters.

The flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Doha International (DOH) takes Approximately 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours.

The route tracks southeast over northern England, then across the English Channel or Belgium, over the Alps or northern Italy depending on routing, across the Adriatic, Greece, and Turkey's Anatolian plateau, then southeast over the Zagros mountain foothills of western Iran or Iraq, descending across Kuwait and the northern Persian Gulf into Doha. The Bosphorus strait near Istanbul and the snow-capped peaks of eastern Turkey are notable at cruise altitude if routing goes that way.