Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to Paris. While the right side wins at departure, the left side delivers the more memorable single moment of the flight — the Paris approach with the Seine and Eiffel Tower visible on descent. The left side also catches Greenland's ice sheet and the Canadian Shield lakes during the polar routing, making it the stronger choice across the full journey.

During takeoff from Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX typically departs westward over the Pacific on runways 24L/24R, then turns north. Right side passengers get the sweep back over the LA basin, Santa Monica Bay, and the Santa Monica Mountains as the aircraft banks. Left side faces open ocean during the initial climb. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Bay coastline, Santa Monica Mountains, downtown LA skyline to the northeast, Palos Verdes Peninsula.

When landing at Orly (ORY), sit on the Left side for the best views. Orly typically lands on runways 06 or 08 approaching from the west or southwest. Left side passengers get views over central Paris including the Seine, Eiffel Tower, and the city's Haussmann boulevard grid as the aircraft descends from the southwest. Right side faces the southern suburbs and Essonne farmland. Notable sights include: Eiffel Tower, the Seine river bends through central Paris, Notre-Dame and Île de la Cité, the La Défense tower cluster to the northwest.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Orly (ORY) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The polar great-circle route takes the flight north over the Sierra Nevada and Cascades, then across British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies, over Hudson Bay, across southern Greenland's ice sheet and coastal fjords, then over the North Atlantic, Ireland's west coast, and southern England before descending into France. Greenland's ice cap and the St. Lawrence River valley are the most visually dramatic midpoint features.