Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Houston to Newark. Left side wins both ends of the flight. The Houston departure gives you the city and Ship Channel, and the Newark arrival delivers one of the best urban approach views in the US with Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, and New York Harbor. During the cruise, the left side also faces generally south-southeast, giving slightly better views of the Appalachian ridgelines as you cross them over Virginia and Pennsylvania.

During takeoff from William P Hobby (HOU), sit on the Left side for the best views. Hobby typically departs northeast on runway 04 or east on runway 13R/L. A left-side seat gives you a view back over central Houston, the downtown skyline, and the Ship Channel industrial complex. You can clearly see the dense urban grid and the Buffalo Bayou corridor cutting through the city. Notable sights include: Houston downtown skyline, Houston Ship Channel and port facilities, Buffalo Bayou corridor, Galveston Bay to the southeast.

When landing at Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR typically lands from the southwest on runway 22L/R, meaning the approach tracks over Staten Island and New York Harbor. Left-side seats get a direct view of Lower Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, and New York Harbor as you descend. This is one of the most dramatic urban approach views in American aviation. Notable sights include: Lower Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Staten Island.

The flight from William P Hobby (HOU) to Newark Liberty International (EWR) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes.

The flight tracks northeast over Louisiana bayou country and the Mississippi River delta region, then crosses Mississippi and Alabama before entering Tennessee and the southern Appalachians. The Blue Ridge and Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians are clearly visible as parallel northeast-trending ridgelines over Virginia and West Virginia. The Shenandoah Valley is a broad flat corridor between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny ridges. As you descend into the New York area, the Delaware River and Delaware Bay are visible, followed by the New Jersey coastal plain and the dense urban sprawl of the New York metro area.