Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Melbourne to Dallas-fort Worth. The right side wins overall due to the spectacular Port Phillip Bay and Melbourne CBD departure view, which is one of the more visually dramatic urban coastal departures in Australia. The landing views at DFW are interesting but the flat Texas terrain is less dramatic than the Melbourne departure.

During takeoff from Melbourne International (MEL), sit on the Right side for the best views. Melbourne's runways 16/34 and 27/09 are most commonly used. Departing northbound or westbound, the right side gives you Port Phillip Bay's broad expanse and the city skyline of Melbourne's CBD. The bay's distinctive horseshoe shape is immediately recognizable from altitude. Notable sights include: Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne CBD skyline, Yarra River snaking through the city, Mornington Peninsula.

When landing at Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Left side for the best views. DFW typically uses runways oriented north-south (17L/R or 35L/R). On approach from the west or southwest, the left side gives a clear view of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex sprawl, including downtown Dallas's skyline to the northeast and Fort Worth's skyline closer in. The flat Texas prairie context makes the urban clusters stand out sharply. Notable sights include: Fort Worth downtown skyline, Dallas CBD skyline to the northeast, Lake Worth to the northwest, the dense highway interchange grid of the Metroplex.

The flight from Melbourne International (MEL) to Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) takes Approximately 17 to 18 hours (this is typically operated via a connection, often through Los Angeles or San Francisco, as no nonstop MEL-DFW service exists; total travel time with connection is 22-26 hours).

The transpacific routing crosses the Tasman Sea east of New Zealand's South Island, then tracks northeast across the vast central Pacific Ocean with no significant landmasses visible for roughly 8,000 miles. The Hawaiian Islands may be visible if routing passes near them. The flight then crosses the California coastline near Los Angeles or San Francisco, offering views of the Sierra Nevada range and the Mojave Desert before descending over the American Southwest through Arizona and New Mexico into Texas.