Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Rio De Janeiro to Santiago. While takeoff offers dramatic bay views from the left, the landing approach provides more sustained and spectacular scenery. The Andes cordillera during descent into Santiago is a world-class window view that dominates the final 45 minutes of flight, outweighing the shorter takeoff window from Rio.

During takeoff from Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (GIG), sit on the Left side for the best views. GIG typically departs runway 10L/10R (northwesterly heading). Left seats face toward Guanabara Bay and the Atlantic, offering immediate views of Rio's iconic geography. Right seats face inland toward the city and mountains but with less dramatic water features. Notable sights include: Guanabara Bay (immediately below during climb), Sugarloaf Mountain and Corcovado ridge (southwest across the bay), Atlantic coastline with Niterói across the water.

When landing at Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL), sit on the Right side for the best views. SCL uses runway 34L/34R (northeasterly approach). Right seats face toward the Andes Mountains during descent, providing extended views of the cordillera's dramatic peaks. Left seats face northwest toward the Central Valley but miss the mountain spectacle. Notable sights include: Andes Mountains (main cordillera with snow-capped peaks), Central Valley of Chile (agricultural plains), Maipo River valley (approach corridor), Santiago city sprawl.

The flight from Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (GIG) to Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL) takes Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the southern Atlantic coast of Brazil, then over the Pampas region of Argentina. Notable features include: the coastline near Montevideo, Uruguay (visible if flying slightly south of direct routing); the flat agricultural plains of Buenos Aires Province; and the gradual rise of the Andes foothills as the aircraft approaches Chilean airspace. The Andes become increasingly prominent from about 200 nautical miles east of Santiago, with the main cordillera visible on the horizon for the final hour of flight.