Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to St. Thomas. While the left seat wins at departure with the Manhattan skyline, the right seat delivers throughout the Caribbean portion of the flight — the Bahamas chain, Puerto Rico's mountainous interior as you pass to the south, and then the spectacular BVI and St. Thomas approach. The Caribbean scenery on the right side outweighs the brief New York departure views.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR typically departs south on runway 22L/22R or northeast on 4R/4L. On a southbound departure toward the Caribbean, a left seat gives you Manhattan's skyline directly off the wing as you climb out over Upper New York Bay, then the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and Staten Island below. The Hudson River corridor is clearly visible tracking north toward the George Washington Bridge. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline and Central Park, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Upper New York Bay, Hudson River.

When landing at Cyril E King (STT), sit on the Right side for the best views. STT's runway 10/28 means arrivals typically come in from the west over open water, touching down heading east. A right seat on approach gives you the best view of St. Thomas's dramatic hilly interior, Charlotte Amalie harbor with its cruise ship anchorage, and the surrounding British Virgin Islands including Tortola and Virgin Gorda to the northeast. The left side faces mostly open Atlantic. Notable sights include: Charlotte Amalie harbor, St. Thomas hillside terrain, Tortola and the British Virgin Islands, St. John island.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to Cyril E King (STT) takes Approximately 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southeast over the Atlantic, passing the Outer Banks of North Carolina visible as a thin barrier island strip, then over open ocean before the Bahamas archipelago appears as a stunning shallow-water chain of turquoise banks and cays. Further south, the deep blue of the Puerto Rico Trench contrasts with the shallower waters around Puerto Rico, whose mountainous Cordillera Central spine is visible from altitude before the final descent into the Virgin Islands.