Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to Chung. The right seat wins overall. The departure view of the Southern California coast, Palos Verdes, and Catalina is genuinely spectacular and hard to beat. The trans-Pacific cruise is largely featureless ocean on both sides, but the right seat also catches the first glimpse of the Taiwan coastline and the Central Mountain Range spine as you descend from the northeast. The landing view advantage is modest and situational depending on runway in use.

During takeoff from Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX primarily departs westward over the ocean on runways 24L/24R, then turns north. A right-side seat gives you the sweep back over the Santa Monica Bay coastline, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Catalina Island on the horizon. Left side faces open Pacific with little to see. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Bay coastline, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Catalina Island (distant), Marina del Rey harbor.

When landing at Taichung (TXG), sit on the Left side for the best views. RWY 36 (northbound) is the primary arrival at Taichung Ching Chuang Kang. On approach from the north, a left-side seat looks west over the Taiwan Strait and the flat coastal plain of Taichung City, while the right side faces the Central Mountain Range. However, on the more common ILS approach to RWY 18 from the north heading south, the left seat gives a clear view of the Taichung urban basin and the foothills of the Western Foothills range stepping up toward the Central Range. The right seat on this approach faces open farmland and the strait. Notable sights include: Taichung City urban basin, Western Foothills of the Central Mountain Range, Taiwan Strait coastal plain, Sun Moon Lake area in distant foothills.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Taichung (TXG) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours.

The great circle route from LAX to TXG tracks northwest across the North Pacific, passing south of the Aleutian Island chain at roughly 45-50 degrees North latitude. The midpoint is open ocean approximately 1,000 miles east of Japan. The route then descends toward Japan's Ryukyu Islands chain — Okinawa and the Nansei Shoto archipelago are sometimes visible below on the final descent arc toward Taiwan. The Philippine Sea is crossed in the final hour before landfall on Taiwan's northern coast near Taipei.