Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Seoul to Toronto. While the right side wins at takeoff for the Yellow Sea and archipelago views, the left side delivers more consistently across the full flight — particularly the dramatic Canadian Rockies crossing on the polar route descent, and the superior Toronto arrival views including Lake Ontario and the city skyline. Over the Arctic and Alaska portions of the route, left-side passengers also get better angles on the Brooks Range and Yukon terrain.

During takeoff from Incheon International (ICN), sit on the Right side for the best views. Incheon's primary departure runways (15L/15R heading southeast, or 33L/33R heading northwest) mean a right-side seat gives you views back over the Yellow Sea and the Han River estuary as the aircraft climbs and turns northeast toward the polar route. You'll see the islands of the Incheon archipelago scattered across the shallow Yellow Sea below. Notable sights include: Han River estuary and tidal flats, Incheon archipelago islands (Yeongjong, Muui, Deokjeok islands), Seoul city skyline to the east, Yellow Sea stretching southwest.

When landing at Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Pearson's most common arrival runways are 05/06L/06R (heading northeast) or 23/24L/24R (heading southwest). On the typical polar routing arriving from the northwest, aircraft descend over Lake Simcoe and approach from the north, giving left-side passengers views of Lake Ontario's northern shoreline, the Toronto skyline, and the CN Tower as the aircraft turns onto final approach. Notable sights include: Lake Ontario northern shoreline, Toronto downtown skyline and CN Tower, Lake Simcoe to the north, Niagara Escarpment ridge visible to the west.

The flight from Incheon International (ICN) to Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours.

The great circle polar route crosses the Sea of Japan briefly, then tracks over the Russian Far East and Kamchatka Peninsula's volcanic peaks, across the Bering Sea, over the Alaska Range and interior Alaska, the Yukon Territory's vast boreal wilderness and river systems, then descends over the Canadian Rockies, the prairies of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Lake Winnipeg, the Canadian Shield of Ontario, and Lake Simcoe before arriving at Toronto.