Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Paris to Newark. Left side wins both ends of this flight. The Paris departure gives you the Seine and city center, and the Newark arrival delivers the Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor. Over the mid-Atlantic there is little to see regardless of side, so the departure and arrival views are the deciding factor.

During takeoff from Orly (ORY), sit on the Left side for the best views. Orly typically departs westward on runway 08/26 or northward on 07/25. A left-side seat on a westbound departure gives you a clear view back over central Paris — the Seine river bends, the Eiffel Tower, and the dense Haussmann grid are all visible before the aircraft turns northwest toward the Atlantic. Right side faces suburban sprawl toward Versailles with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Seine river loops through central Paris, Eiffel Tower and Champ de Mars, Notre-Dame island and Île de la Cité, Bois de Boulogne forest edge.

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 over New York Harbor, landing on runways 04/22 or 11/29. On a left-side seat during approach from the east, you get a direct broadside view of the Manhattan skyline across the Hudson River — one of the most recognizable urban panoramas in the world. The right side faces New Jersey's industrial waterfront and the Meadowlands. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline with Empire State and One World Trade Center, Upper New York Bay and the Statue of Liberty, Hudson River, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

The flight from Orly (ORY) to Newark Liberty International (EWR) takes Approximately 8 to 8.5 hours westbound.

The flight tracks northwest from Paris over Normandy and the English Channel, then crosses the southern tip of Ireland near Cork before heading out over the North Atlantic. The route follows a great circle arc passing well south of Iceland and Greenland. Mid-flight scenery is open North Atlantic ocean, occasionally broken by cloud systems. The Canadian coastline of Newfoundland or Nova Scotia may appear on the left side roughly 2 hours before landing, followed by the New England coast and eventually the New York metropolitan area.