Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to Tel-aviv. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At departure you get the full NYC harbor panorama, and at arrival you get the Tel Aviv Mediterranean coastline. During the transatlantic and European overfly portions the views are broadly similar on both sides, but the bookend moments strongly favor the left.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR departures heading northeast on runway 22L/22R or east on 29 put Manhattan directly on the left side. You get a clear view of the NYC skyline, the Hudson River, and the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island just off the departure path. Right side faces the New Jersey industrial flatlands and the Meadowlands. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline (Lower Manhattan and Midtown), Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Hudson River, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

When landing at Ben Gurion (TLV), sit on the Left side for the best views. Ben Gurion's primary landing runway 26 brings aircraft in from the east, meaning the left side faces south toward Tel Aviv's coastline and the Mediterranean. You get a clear view of the Tel Aviv beachfront, the city's white urban grid, and the Mediterranean stretching to the horizon. Right side faces inland toward the Judean Hills and the West Bank plateau. Notable sights include: Tel Aviv beachfront and Mediterranean coastline, Tel Aviv urban grid and Yarkon River, Jaffa's old port district, the coastal plain stretching toward Haifa.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to Ben Gurion (TLV) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The flight tracks northeast over New England and Nova Scotia, then crosses the North Atlantic on a great circle route passing south of Greenland and Iceland. It crosses Ireland and Britain, then transits continental Europe over France, Switzerland, and the Alps, before crossing the Adriatic and Mediterranean. Over the Alps at cruising altitude you can see the snow-covered peaks of the Swiss and Italian Alps. The Mediterranean crossing passes near Crete. The final approach crosses the Israeli coastal plain from the east.