Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to Marrakech. While the left side wins at takeoff with the iconic New York Harbor views, the right side delivers the more sustained and dramatic scenery: the Iberian Peninsula coastline, the Strait of Gibraltar crossing, and the spectacular High Atlas Mountains on descent into Marrakech. The Atlas approach alone makes right the stronger overall pick.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR's primary departure runways (4L/4R heading northeast, or 22L/22R heading southwest) mean left-side seats get Manhattan and Lower New York Bay views on the standard northeast departure. You'll see the Hudson River, the Manhattan skyline, and the Statue of Liberty clearly from the left as the aircraft climbs out over New Jersey and banks eastward. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty in Upper New York Bay, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Hudson River.

When landing at Menara (RAK), sit on the Right side for the best views. Menara Airport's primary runway is oriented roughly 10/28 (east-west). On the common westerly approach (landing on runway 10, approaching from the west), right-side seats face south and get a clear view of the High Atlas Mountains rising dramatically above the Haouz Plain, with the snow-capped peaks of Jebel Toubkal visible on clear days. Left-side seats look north toward the flat agricultural plain. Notable sights include: High Atlas Mountains (Jebel Toubkal massif), Haouz Plain, Marrakech medina and Koutoubia Mosque area, palm groves of the Palmeraie.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to Menara (RAK) takes Approximately 7 to 7.5 hours.

The flight tracks southeast across the North Atlantic, crossing the southern tip of Ireland or northern Iberia depending on routing. Over Spain, the Meseta Central plateau is visible — a vast, flat, tawny tableland. The Sierra Nevada range in southern Spain may be visible to the right. The Strait of Gibraltar is a key waypoint, with the Rock of Gibraltar and the narrow 9-mile water gap between Europe and Africa clearly visible. The Moroccan coast appears as a transition from blue Atlantic to the brown Rif Mountains, followed by the broad agricultural plains of northern Morocco before the terrain flattens toward Marrakech.