Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Buenos Aires to Beijing. While the takeoff offers excellent views of Buenos Aires and the Río de la Plata, the landing approach into Beijing provides more sustained and dramatic scenery—the transition from the North China Plain's agricultural landscape to Beijing's massive urban footprint, with the Western Hills framing the approach. Right seats capture this sequence better.

During takeoff from Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left seats offer views of the Río de la Plata estuary and the Buenos Aires metropolitan area as the aircraft climbs northwestward. The wide, muddy estuary is distinctive and visible for several minutes after departure. Notable sights include: Río de la Plata estuary, Buenos Aires city grid, Paraná River delta to the north, Pampas grasslands extending westward.

When landing at Capital (PEK), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right seats provide views of the North China Plain and the approach into Beijing from the southeast. The terrain transitions from agricultural flatlands to the urban sprawl of Beijing, with the Western Hills visible on the left side of the approach corridor. Notable sights include: North China Plain agricultural grid, Beijing metropolitan area, Western Hills (Yanshan Mountains), Miyun Reservoir to the northeast.

The flight from Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE) to Capital (PEK) takes 13h 45m.

The flight path crosses the South Atlantic, then the African continent (Sahara Desert, Congo Basin, East African highlands), the Indian Ocean, and enters Asia over the Indian subcontinent. Notable visible features include: the Sahara's sand seas and escarpments (around 8-10 hours into flight), the East African Rift Valley and highlands, the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau as the aircraft approaches China from the southwest, and finally the North China Plain before landing.