Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to Tel-aviv. The right side delivers the more dramatic takeoff experience with the LA Basin, downtown skyline, and San Gabriel Mountains. Over the Atlantic and Mediterranean legs the views are largely ocean and featureless overcast, so takeoff scenery is the deciding factor. On landing, left wins, but the right side still gets partial views of the Israeli coast on approach.

During takeoff from Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX departures heading west over the Pacific typically use runways 24L/24R, meaning a right-side seat faces north toward the Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu coastline, and the Santa Monica Bay curving toward Palos Verdes. As the aircraft banks left to head northeast, the right side picks up the LA Basin sprawl, downtown skyline, and the San Gabriel Mountains beyond. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Bay and Malibu coastline, Downtown Los Angeles skyline, San Gabriel Mountains (including Mount San Antonio at 10,064 ft), Palos Verdes Peninsula.

When landing at Ben Gurion (TLV), sit on the Left side for the best views. Ben Gurion typically uses runways 08/26 or 12/30. On approach from the west (runway 08 or 12), a left-side seat faces south toward Tel Aviv's beachfront and the Mediterranean coast, while the right side looks inland toward the Judean Hills. The left side gives the iconic view of Tel Aviv's seafront and the coastline stretching toward Jaffa. Notable sights include: Tel Aviv Mediterranean beachfront and seafront promenade, Old Jaffa (Yafo) on its rocky promontory, Sharon Plain coastal strip, Tel Aviv urban skyline.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Ben Gurion (TLV) takes Approximately 15 to 16 hours nonstop (roughly 7,500 miles, typically routed over Canada, Greenland, and the North Atlantic before crossing Europe).

The great circle route from LAX to TLV passes over the Canadian Rockies shortly after departure (visible from both sides), then Hudson Bay, southern Greenland's ice sheet and fjords, the North Atlantic, the British Isles or northern France depending on routing, the Alps or central Europe, and finally the eastern Mediterranean before descending into Israel. Greenland's ice sheet and the Alps are the most visually striking features en route if skies are clear.