Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Manila to Toronto. The right side delivers the more dramatic takeoff experience with Laguna de Bay and the Sierra Madre, and while the left side wins at landing for the Toronto skyline, the takeoff scenery from Manila is the more unique and memorable of the two events. For the long transpacific cruise, neither side has a meaningful advantage over the Aleutian arc and Canadian wilderness.

During takeoff from Ninoy Aquino International (MNL), sit on the Right side for the best views. NAIA's primary departure runway 06 sends aircraft northeast over Manila Bay on the left, but the right side gets the city of Manila itself, the dense urban grid of Makati and Pasig, and then Laguna de Bay — one of the largest lakes in Southeast Asia — as the aircraft climbs and turns northward. The Sierra Madre mountain range lines the eastern horizon on the right as you gain altitude. Notable sights include: Laguna de Bay (massive inland lake southeast of Manila), Makati CBD skyline, Sierra Madre mountain range (eastern horizon), Manila's urban grid and Pasig River.

When landing at Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Pearson's most common arrival from the west and northwest uses runways 05/06L/06R, bringing aircraft in from the west over Lake Ontario's north shore. The left side gets a clear view of downtown Toronto's skyline including the CN Tower, the waterfront, and Lake Ontario stretching to the south. The right side faces north toward suburban sprawl with little of note. Notable sights include: CN Tower and downtown Toronto skyline, Lake Ontario shoreline, Toronto Islands (Billy Bishop Airport), Humber Bay.

The flight from Ninoy Aquino International (MNL) to Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) takes Approximately 16 to 17 hours nonstop, typically routing northeast over Japan, the Aleutian Islands, and across Canada.

The great circle route passes northeast over the Philippine Sea, then across southern Japan (Kyushu and Honshu visible on clear days), the North Pacific Ocean, the Aleutian Island chain of Alaska, the Gulf of Alaska, then across British Columbia's Coast Mountains and the Canadian Rockies, the prairies of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and finally the Canadian Shield of Ontario before descending into Toronto