Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Tokyo to Delhi. Right side wins at both ends of the flight. During cruise over central Asia the right side also faces generally south toward the Himalayas as the route tracks west-northwest, giving occasional distant views of the high peaks on the Nepal-Tibet border before the range falls behind. Left side has little to offer beyond the Tibetan Plateau's flat brown expanse.

During takeoff from Tokyo International (HND), sit on the Right side for the best views. HND typically departs on runways 34L/34R heading northwest, or 05 heading northeast. On the dominant northward departures, the right side gives you Tokyo Bay sweeping south, the Rainbow Bridge and waterfront districts, and then the dense urban grid of central Tokyo including the Imperial Palace grounds. Left side gets the industrial port and bay reclamation areas. Notable sights include: Tokyo Bay, Rainbow Bridge and Odaiba waterfront, Imperial Palace grounds and Marunouchi, Yokohama port to the south.

When landing at Indira Gandhi International (DEL), sit on the Right side for the best views. IGI Delhi typically lands on runways 28/29 heading west, or 10/11 heading east. On westward approaches, the right side faces north and gives you the broad flat Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Yamuna River's distinctive bend through Delhi, and the dense urban sprawl of Old Delhi and New Delhi's Lutyens bungalow zone. Left side on this approach faces south toward Gurgaon's glass towers and Haryana farmland. Notable sights include: Yamuna River bend through Delhi, Lutyens' Delhi bungalow zone and Rajpath corridor, Old Delhi dense urban fabric, Gurgaon/Gurugram glass tower cluster to the south.

The flight from Tokyo International (HND) to Indira Gandhi International (DEL) takes Approximately 8 to 9 hours.

The route tracks west-northwest from Tokyo, crossing the East China Sea, southern China or northern Myanmar depending on routing, then over the eastern Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau edge, crossing into India over Assam or Bangladesh, then across the broad flat Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Brahmaputra River valley and the Himalayan front range are the most visually dramatic midpoint features, visible roughly 4 to 5 hours into the flight. The Tibetan Plateau appears as a vast high-altitude brown desert before the terrain drops sharply into the Indian subcontinent.