Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Newark. Left side wins both ends of the flight. Over London on departure you get the Thames and the city, and on arrival into Newark the left side delivers the full Manhattan skyline and Statue of Liberty on approach. The mid-Atlantic crossing offers little to differentiate sides, so the bookend views make left the clear choice.

During takeoff from Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Heathrow departures heading west on runway 27L/27R then turning northwest give left-side passengers views over central London as the aircraft banks. You'll see the Thames snaking through the city, with the dense urban grid of West London and the green expanse of Richmond Park clearly visible below. Notable sights include: River Thames and its meanders through West London, Richmond Park, Windsor Castle and Windsor Great Park to the southwest, Wembley Stadium arch.

When landing at Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Flights into EWR typically approach from the northeast on runway 22L/22R heading southwest, or from the east on runway 29. On the standard northeast approach, left-side seats get the Manhattan skyline broadside as the aircraft descends over Upper New York Bay, with the Statue of Liberty visible below and the Hudson River separating Manhattan from New Jersey. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island, Upper New York Bay, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

The flight from Heathrow (LHR) to Newark Liberty International (EWR) takes Approximately 8 to 9 hours westbound.

The route tracks northwest from London over Ireland's west coast near Shannon, then crosses the North Atlantic following a great circle arc that passes south of Greenland's tip and Iceland. Mid-ocean there is nothing but open North Atlantic water. As the flight descends toward the US East Coast it crosses Nova Scotia and the Gulf of Maine before reaching New England and New York.