Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Seoul to Ho Chi Minh City. While takeoff favors the right for Yellow Sea views, the landing approach over Ho Chi Minh City's river and urban landscape is more visually rewarding and comprises the final memorable portion of the flight. Left seats capture the Saigon River's distinctive curves and the city's dramatic skyline during descent.

During takeoff from Incheon International (ICN), sit on the Right side for the best views. Incheon typically departs runway 16L/R heading south-southwest. Right-side seats face west across the Yellow Sea toward China, offering views of the Korean peninsula's western coastline and the broad expanse of water. Left seats look inland over the flat Gyeonggi Plain with minimal visual interest. Notable sights include: Yellow Sea (Hwanghae), Incheon's reclaimed land and bridge infrastructure, Korean peninsula's western coastline, distant Taebaek Mountains to the southeast.

When landing at Tansonnhat International (SGN), sit on the Left side for the best views. Tan Son Nhat typically uses runways 09L/R for landing from the north. Left-side seats face east-southeast toward the Saigon River and central Ho Chi Minh City's dense urban grid. Right seats look west over the Mekong Delta's flat agricultural landscape with less distinctive visual features. Notable sights include: Saigon River (Song Sai Gon) with its distinctive bends, Ho Chi Minh City's central district high-rises, Mekong Delta's patchwork of rice paddies and waterways, Thu Duc District's industrial zones.

The flight from Incheon International (ICN) to Tansonnhat International (SGN) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.

Flight path crosses the Gulf of Tonkin (Vịnh Bắc Bộ) at cruise altitude—water features are subtle at 35,000 feet but the gulf's boundaries are marked by the Vietnamese and Chinese coastlines. The Red River Delta appears as a distinctive triangular sediment pattern where the Red River meets the sea near Hanoi, visible on the left side of the flight path. Hainan Island (China) may be visible as a dark landmass to the right at cruise altitude depending on atmospheric clarity. The transition from temperate to tropical climate is marked by increasing cloud cover and moisture as the aircraft moves south over the Gulf of Tonkin.