Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Doha. The right side wins overall. The London departure view is genuinely spectacular and hard to beat. Through the cruise, the right side also faces south, giving better views of the Alps if the route tracks over central Europe, and the Zagros Mountains of Iran. The left side has the edge only on landing into Doha.

During takeoff from Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Heathrow typically departs eastbound on runways 09L/09R, so a right-side seat faces south over central London. You get a clear sweep of the Thames, the City skyline, and the South Bank as the aircraft climbs through 3,000-8,000 feet. Left side faces north toward suburban Middlesex with far less to see. Notable sights include: River Thames snaking east through central London, Canary Wharf cluster and The Shard visible to the southeast, Windsor Castle and its Great Park briefly visible to the southwest before the turn, Wembley Stadium arch to the north if departing on a northerly track.

When landing at Doha International (DOH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Doha's airport sits on reclaimed land on the east side of the city, and aircraft typically approach from the north or northwest over the Arabian Gulf. A left-side seat gives you the Doha West Bay skyline and the Gulf waters on approach, while the right side faces inland desert. Notable sights include: West Bay skyscraper cluster of Doha visible to the south on approach, Arabian Gulf shallow turquoise waters beneath the aircraft, Palm Tree Island and the corniche waterfront arc, Qatar's flat desert interior stretching west.

The flight from Heathrow (LHR) to Doha International (DOH) takes Approximately 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours.

Route typically passes over France and the Alps (Mont Blanc and the western Alpine chain visible on clear days), then southeast over the Balkans or Turkey, across the Anatolian plateau, over the Zagros mountain range in western Iran with its dramatic folded ridgelines, then descending over Kuwait or eastern Saudi Arabia before crossing into Qatari airspace over the Arabian Gulf