Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Tokyo to Boston. Left side wins both the departure from Narita and the arrival into Logan. The Tokyo Bay and Fuji views on departure are genuinely spectacular on clear days, and the Boston Harbor approach on the left is one of the more scenic urban arrivals on the East Coast. Mid-flight over the North Pacific and Alaska the views are similar on both sides.

During takeoff from New Tokyo International (NRT), sit on the Left side for the best views. NRT typically departs on runway 16R/34L or 16L/34R. Northbound departures toward the Pacific climb out heading northwest, putting Tokyo Bay and the urban sprawl of greater Tokyo on the left side. On clear days you get a direct view of Mount Fuji to the southwest as the aircraft banks right onto its transpacific heading. Notable sights include: Tokyo Bay, Mount Fuji (southwest, ~100km), Chiba urban grid below, Boso Peninsula coastline.

When landing at General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Logan Airport sits on a peninsula in Boston Harbor, and the most common arrival from the west or northwest uses runway 04R/22L or 33L. On approach from the west, the left side gives you Boston Harbor, the downtown skyline, and the Charles River basin. The right side faces south toward Quincy and open water with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Boston downtown skyline, Boston Harbor islands, Charles River basin, Cambridge and MIT campus grid.

The flight from New Tokyo International (NRT) to General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours.

The great circle route from NRT to BOS arcs northeast over the North Pacific, passing south of the Aleutian Islands chain, then crosses the Gulf of Alaska and the southern coast of Alaska near Kodiak Island. The route then tracks across central Canada over the boreal forests of British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario before descending toward New England. Expect to see sea ice and occasional volcanic peaks of the Aleutians, the rugged snow-covered Alaska Range in the distance, and the vast unbroken boreal forest of the Canadian interior at cruising altitude.