Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Hiroshima to Tokyo. The right side delivers the most visually compelling content: the Seto Inland Sea island scenery on departure is genuinely spectacular and unique, and during the cruise over central Honshu the right side also faces south toward the Pacific coastline and Ise Bay. The left side has Mount Tsukuba on approach but it is a modest feature. The Seto Inland Sea alone makes right the clear winner for this route.

During takeoff from Hiroshima (HIJ), sit on the Right side for the best views. Hiroshima Airport sits inland on a plateau. Departing eastward on runway 10, the right side faces south toward Hiroshima Bay and the Seto Inland Sea, with its scattered islands clearly visible. The city of Hiroshima and the Ota River delta are also visible to the right during the initial climb. Notable sights include: Hiroshima Bay, Seto Inland Sea island chains, Ota River delta, Hiroshima city urban grid.

When landing at New Tokyo International (NRT), sit on the Left side for the best views. Narita Airport approaches from the east or northeast on runway 34L/34R heading south. The left side faces east toward the Pacific Ocean coastline of Chiba Prefecture, but more importantly the right side faces Tokyo Bay and the city. However on the more common ILS approach from the northeast, the left side gets views over the Tone River lowlands and Chiba agricultural plains. For the standard southward landing, right side wins for Tokyo Bay — but left side catches Mount Tsukuba and the Kanto Plain farmland patchwork on approach, which is the more distinctive geographic view at altitude. Notable sights include: Kanto Plain agricultural patchwork, Tone River, Mount Tsukuba, Chiba Prefecture lowlands.

The flight from Hiroshima (HIJ) to New Tokyo International (NRT) takes Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes.

The flight crosses central Honshu over the Chugoku and Kinki regions. Notable features along the route include the Kinki highlands, the urban sprawl of Osaka and Kobe visible to the south on the right side, Lake Biwa (Japan's largest lake) potentially visible to the left in the middle of the flight, the Suzuka Mountains, and then the broad Kanto Plain as the aircraft descends toward Narita.