Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Oakland to Seattle. Left side delivers the San Francisco Bay panorama on departure and the Mount Rainier and Seattle approach on arrival. The right side offers some Cascades views mid-flight but nothing that competes with these two anchor moments.

During takeoff from Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK), sit on the Left side for the best views. OAK typically departs northwest on runway 28L/28R, putting the left side facing south toward San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge, and the San Francisco skyline. You get a clear view of the city grid and the water as the aircraft banks north. Notable sights include: San Francisco skyline, Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay, Marin Headlands.

When landing at Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Left side for the best views. SEA typically lands on runways 16L/16R heading south, so the left side faces east toward the Cascade Range, Mount Rainier, and the Seattle urban core. Mount Rainier is one of the most dramatic volcanic peaks visible from any commercial approach in the US. Notable sights include: Mount Rainier, Cascade Range, Elliott Bay, Seattle downtown skyline.

The flight from Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK) to Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks north along the Central Valley briefly before crossing the Klamath Mountains and entering Oregon. Over Oregon the route passes east of the Coast Range and west of the Cascades, with Mount Shasta visible to the east early in the flight, followed by Crater Lake region terrain, the Oregon Cascades including Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood, and then the Columbia River Gorge before entering Washington state and descending toward Puget Sound.