Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Tokyo to Montreal. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the transpacific cruise at 35,000 feet the views are largely ocean and cloud regardless of side, but the left seat delivers the better show at departure over Tokyo Bay and Fuji, and again on arrival over the St. Lawrence and Montreal.

During takeoff from Tokyo International (HND), sit on the Left side for the best views. Haneda's dominant departure runway for northbound/eastbound flights is RWY 34L/34R, heading roughly north. A left-side seat gives you a clear view east over Tokyo Bay and the city sprawl of central Tokyo, Yokohama, and the Miura Peninsula. You'll also catch Mount Fuji appearing to the southwest as the aircraft banks right onto its transpacific heading. Notable sights include: Tokyo Bay, Yokohama port and waterfront, the Miura Peninsula, Mount Fuji (distant, to the southwest during the climbing turn).

When landing at St Hubert (YHU), sit on the Left side for the best views. YHU sits southeast of Montreal. Arrivals typically come in from the southwest or west, meaning a left-side seat faces south toward the St. Lawrence River and the broad agricultural patchwork of the Montérégie lowlands. You get a clear look at the St. Lawrence, the south shore suburbs, and the island of Montreal itself as the aircraft descends. Notable sights include: St. Lawrence River, Island of Montreal, Montérégie agricultural lowlands, Mount Royal (visible as a forested hill rising from the Montreal urban grid).

The flight from Tokyo International (HND) to St Hubert (YHU) takes Approximately 12 to 13 hours.

The great circle route from Tokyo to Montreal arcs northeast over the North Pacific, passing south of the Aleutian Islands chain, crossing the Gulf of Alaska, then tracking over the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia and Alberta before descending over the Canadian Shield and the Great Lakes region into Quebec. Notable features include the Aleutian volcanic island arc visible on clear days, the snow-covered peaks of the Coast Mountains and Canadian Rockies, and the vast boreal forest of the Canadian Shield stretching from Ontario into Quebec.