Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Tokyo to Fort Lauderdale. Left side wins at both ends of this flight. The Tokyo departure gives you the best views of the bay, Yokohama, and Mount Fuji, and the Fort Lauderdale arrival on the left captures the beach strip, Port Everglades, and the Intracoastal canal grid. The transpacific mid-flight portion over open ocean offers little to differentiate sides.

During takeoff from Tokyo International (HND), sit on the Left side for the best views. HND typically departs on Runway 34L/34R heading north, or Runway 16L/16R heading south. On northbound departures, the left side gives you Tokyo Bay, the city center, and Mount Fuji to the southwest as the aircraft turns westward. On southbound departures, left still captures the bay and the Yokohama waterfront. Either way, left side tracks the most geography. Notable sights include: Tokyo Bay, Mount Fuji (distant, southwest), Yokohama port and waterfront, the dense urban grid of central Tokyo.

When landing at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL), sit on the Left side for the best views. FLL typically lands on Runway 10L/10R heading east, or Runway 28L/28R heading west. On an eastbound approach from the west, the left side looks north over Fort Lauderdale's beach strip, the Intracoastal Waterway, and Port Everglades. On a westbound approach, left side still captures the Atlantic coastline and the barrier island beach strip as you cross the coast. Notable sights include: Fort Lauderdale Beach barrier island, Port Everglades cruise terminal, Intracoastal Waterway canal grid, Atlantic Ocean coastline.

The flight from Tokyo International (HND) to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL) takes Approximately 14 to 16 hours depending on routing and winds, typically routed across the North Pacific via Alaska or the Aleutian Islands chain.

The flight tracks northeast from Tokyo across the North Pacific, passing south of the Aleutian Islands chain (occasionally visible as dark volcanic islands in the ocean on clear days), then over the Gulf of Alaska, across Canada over British Columbia and the Rockies, then southeast across the central or southeastern United States. The Rocky Mountains may be visible during the North American overland segment, and the Gulf of Mexico coastline appears before the Florida peninsula on the final descent.