Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Frankfurt to Beijing. Left side wins both ends of the flight. During the cruise over Siberia and Mongolia, left-side seats also face generally south, giving views of the Mongolian steppe, the Gobi Desert transition, and eventually the Great Wall corridor north of Beijing as you descend. Right side over this segment looks north into featureless Siberian taiga.

During takeoff from Frankfurt Main (FRA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Frankfurt's main departure runways (07L/07R heading east, or 25L/25R heading west) mean left-side seats get the city of Frankfurt itself during the initial climb, plus the Rhine-Main river confluence. As the aircraft turns northeast toward the polar route, the left side picks up the Taunus hills and the Rhine valley. Notable sights include: Frankfurt city center and Sachsenhausen district, Rhine-Main confluence near Mainz, Taunus hills ridge, Wiesbaden spread along the Rhine.

When landing at Capital (PEK), sit on the Left side for the best views. Capital Airport PEK typically uses runways 01/19 or 18L/36R. On approach from the west, left-side seats face south toward central Beijing, giving clear views of the urban grid, the Forbidden City moat rectangle, and the Olympic Park. Right side faces north toward open plains and the Yanshan foothills. Notable sights include: Beijing urban grid and central axis, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square rectangle, Olympic Green and Bird's Nest stadium, Ming Tombs reservoir in the Yanshan foothills to the northwest.

The flight from Frankfurt Main (FRA) to Capital (PEK) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The route tracks northeast over Poland and the Baltic states, then across western Russia and into Siberia over Novosibirsk. The flight crosses the vast West Siberian Plain, then the Yenisei River, before passing over the Central Siberian Plateau. Approaching China, the route descends over the Mongolian steppe and the Gobi Desert fringe, crossing the Great Wall corridor in Hebei province before the Beijing descent. Lake Baikal may be visible to the south depending on exact routing.