Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Geneva to Paris. Left seat wins at takeoff with the Alps and Lake Geneva, but right seat captures the Paris arrival spectacle which is the more sustained and iconic view. The approach into CDG from the east with central Paris laid out to the south is one of the better urban arrivals in Europe. If forced to pick one side for the whole flight, right gives you the better landing payoff, though left seat passengers should look back at Mont Blanc during the initial climb.

During takeoff from Geneva Cointrin (GVA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Geneva Cointrin typically departs on runway 23 (heading southwest) or 05 (heading northeast). On a northbound flight to Paris, aircraft often use runway 05 departing northeast, then turning left (northwest) toward France. A left seat gives you Lake Geneva stretching east toward Lausanne and the Alps beyond, including Mont Blanc massif to the southeast. Right seat faces the Jura Mountains, which are lower and less dramatic. Notable sights include: Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) stretching east toward Lausanne, Mont Blanc massif visible to the southeast at roughly 50km, the Rhône River valley below Geneva, the city of Geneva and its urban grid.

When landing at Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Right side for the best views. CDG typically lands from the west or southwest on runways 26L/26R, meaning the aircraft approaches from the east. On arrival from Geneva, the aircraft tracks northwest and descends over the Île-de-France. Right seat passengers get views over central Paris — the Seine, the Eiffel Tower area, and the city's Haussmann grid — as the plane descends on a westerly approach. Left seat faces north toward less distinctive suburban terrain. Notable sights include: The Seine River snaking through central Paris, the Eiffel Tower and Champ de Mars district, the La Défense business district tower cluster to the west of Paris, the Bois de Boulogne as a large dark green rectangle.

The flight from Geneva Cointrin (GVA) to Charles De Gaulle (CDG) takes Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes.

The flight tracks northwest over the Burgundy plateau and the rolling agricultural plains of central France. The Saône River valley is visible early in cruise near Dijon. Over Burgundy, the landscape is a patchwork of vineyards and farmland with no dramatic topography. The Seine basin begins appearing as the aircraft descends toward Paris, with the river and its tributaries visible as silver threads across flat agricultural terrain.