Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to Vancouver. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the transcontinental cruise at 35,000 feet, the left side also faces generally south over the northern Rockies and Cascades, offering better sightlines to major mountain terrain including the Canadian Rockies as the flight tracks northwest. Right side has some views of the northern prairies but less dramatic terrain overall.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR typically departs on runways 04L/04R heading northeast, or 22L/22R heading southwest. On the more common northeast departure (04s), the left side gives you Manhattan's skyline directly to the west as you climb out over the Meadowlands. On southwest departures (22s), left side still captures the Hudson River and Lower Manhattan as you bank right over Staten Island. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Newark Bay.

When landing at Vancouver International (YVR), sit on the Left side for the best views. YVR's primary arrival runways are 08L/08R, meaning aircraft approach from the east heading west over the Fraser River delta. The left side faces south, giving clear views of the Fraser River, the agricultural flatlands of Richmond and Delta, and on clear days the snow-capped Cascade Range including Mount Baker to the southeast. The right side faces north toward Vancouver city and the North Shore mountains but the left side's combination of the river delta geography and the Cascades is more dramatic. Notable sights include: Fraser River delta, Mount Baker (Cascades), Richmond agricultural grid, Strait of Georgia.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to Vancouver International (YVR) takes Approximately 5 hours 30 minutes to 6 hours.

The flight tracks northwest across Pennsylvania, then over the Great Lakes region or southern Ontario, across the northern US plains of Minnesota and North Dakota, into southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, over the Canadian Rockies including the Columbia Icefield area, then descending through the Coast Mountains and Fraser Valley into YVR. The Canadian Rockies crossing is the most dramatic midpoint feature, with the Columbia Icefield, Banff area peaks, and the Continental Divide visible on clear days.