Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from New York to Nassau. The left side delivers the more dramatic and varied experience overall. The New York departure offers iconic urban scenery that the right side misses entirely, and during the cruise the left side tracks slightly closer to the Florida coastline and the western edge of the Bahama chain. The Nassau arrival view is better on the right, but the JFK departure spectacle on the left outweighs that single advantage.

During takeoff from John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK's primary departure runways (31L/31R) send aircraft northwest then curving south over Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway Peninsula. Left side passengers get a clear look back at Lower Manhattan's skyline, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the full sweep of New York Harbor as the aircraft banks south. Notable sights include: Lower Manhattan skyline, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Jamaica Bay wildlife refuge, Coney Island beachfront.

When landing at Nassau International (NAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Nassau Lynden Pindling International typically uses runway 14 for arrivals from the north, meaning the aircraft approaches from the northwest over the open Atlantic and crosses the northern coast of New Providence. Right side passengers see the turquoise shallows of the Bahama Banks, the coral reefs fringing New Providence's north shore, and Nassau Harbour with Paradise Island just before touchdown. Notable sights include: Nassau Harbour, Paradise Island and Atlantis resort, New Providence coral reef fringe, turquoise Bahama Bank shallows.

The flight from John F Kennedy International (JFK) to Nassau International (NAS) takes Approximately 3 hours 10 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes.

After departing New York the route crosses the New Jersey Pine Barrens and Delaware Bay, then follows the Atlantic coastline south past the Delmarva Peninsula and the Outer Banks of North Carolina visible to the right. Over South Carolina and Georgia the coastline and Sea Islands are visible. The flight then crosses open Atlantic before the vivid colour change of the Bahama Banks becomes unmistakable — the water transitions from deep ocean blue to brilliant turquoise as the Great Bahama Bank's shallow limestone shelf begins, with scattered cays and dark coral heads visible in the clear water below.