Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Orlando to Seattle. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the cruise over the American West, the left side also tends to offer better views of the Rocky Mountain ranges and the Columbia River basin as the flight tracks northwest. Consistent advantage throughout.

During takeoff from Executive (ORL), sit on the Left side for the best views. ORL's primary runway 07/25 means westbound departures head roughly west-northwest. A left (south) seat gives you a view back over the Orlando metro grid, Lake Apopka, and the chain of lakes running through central Florida. Right seat looks mostly into open sky or suburban sprawl with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Lake Apopka to the northwest, the Orlando urban grid and downtown skyline, the chain of lakes south of Orlando (Lake Tohopekaliga visible in the distance), Walt Disney World resort complex southwest of the airport.

When landing at Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Left side for the best views. SEA-TAC primarily uses runways 16L/16R for southerly arrivals, meaning aircraft approach from the north heading south. A left (east) seat on approach gives you the Cascade Range including Mount Rainier dominating the eastern horizon, plus the Seattle urban core and Lake Washington. Right seat faces west over Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula, which is scenic but Mount Rainier is the standout feature. Notable sights include: Mount Rainier (14,411 ft, unmistakable snow-capped cone to the southeast), Lake Washington and the floating bridges, Seattle downtown skyline and Elliott Bay, the Cascade Range ridgeline stretching north to south.

The flight from Executive (ORL) to Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) takes Approximately 5 hours 15 minutes to 5 hours 45 minutes westbound.

The flight tracks northwest over the Gulf Coast briefly, then across Louisiana and Arkansas, over the Mississippi River, across the southern Great Plains of Oklahoma and Kansas, over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado or Utah depending on routing, across the Great Basin desert of Nevada and Idaho, then into the Pacific Northwest. Key features include the Mississippi River crossing, the Rocky Mountain Front Range, the Snake River Plain in Idaho, and the Columbia River Plateau before descending into the Cascades.