Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Nice to Newark. Left side wins both the departure and arrival phases decisively. The Côte d'Azur and Maritime Alps at takeoff and the New York Harbor panorama on landing make left the clear choice for the entire flight.

During takeoff from Cote D Azur (NCE), sit on the Left side for the best views. NCE typically departs on runway 04R heading northeast over the sea, then turns west. Left side gives you the Côte d'Azur coastline sweeping toward Monaco and the Maritime Alps rising immediately inland. The contrast between the azure Mediterranean and the snow-capped Alps is striking and immediate. Notable sights include: Monaco and Cap Martin headland, Maritime Alps (including Mercantour massif), Nice city grid and Baie des Anges, Antibes peninsula and Cap d'Antibes.

When landing at Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR approaches typically come in from the east or northeast on runway 22L/22R, meaning the aircraft tracks over Lower New York Bay and the Upper Bay. Left side gets Manhattan's skyline, the Hudson River, and the Statue of Liberty clearly visible during the descent. Right side faces toward Staten Island and New Jersey suburbs with far less visual interest. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline (Midtown and Lower Manhattan), Statue of Liberty in Upper New York Bay, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Hudson River.

The flight from Cote D Azur (NCE) to Newark Liberty International (EWR) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The flight path typically tracks northwest over the French Alps and Rhône Valley, then crosses the English Channel near the Normandy or Brittany coast, followed by a long transatlantic crossing over the North Atlantic. Greenland's ice sheet and southeastern coastline may be visible from altitude depending on the exact routing. The Canadian Maritime provinces — Nova Scotia and Newfoundland — appear as the first North American landfall, with the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton Island potentially visible before the aircraft tracks south toward New England and New York.