Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Oslo to New York. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At departure you get Oslo, the fjord, and the Norwegian coast as the aircraft tracks west. At arrival you get the Manhattan skyline on approach to JFK. The transatlantic cruise portion offers little differentiation between sides — both look down on open North Atlantic — but the bookend views strongly favor left.

During takeoff from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Gardermoen's primary departure runway 01L/19R means northbound departures swing left over the Mjøsa lake and Hedmarken farmland, then the aircraft turns west toward the coast. Left side passengers get the Oslo Fjord and the city of Oslo as the aircraft tracks southwest. Right side faces inland toward forested ridges with little visual interest. Notable sights include: Oslofjord (long narrow inlet stretching south), Oslo city center and harbor, Lake Mjøsa (Norway's largest lake, visible to the north), Holmenkollen ridge west of the city.

When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK sits on the south shore of Long Island, and aircraft typically approach from the northeast on runway 31L/31R or from the east on 22L/22R. A northeast approach brings the aircraft over Long Island Sound and then across Queens, putting Manhattan's skyline on the left side at roughly 10-15 miles distance during final approach. Right side faces south over the Atlantic or Jamaica Bay marshland. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline (visible to the northwest on approach), Jamaica Bay and its wildlife refuge marshes directly below on final, Long Island Sound on the northeast approach, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the southwest.

The flight from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes Approximately 8 to 9 hours.

The flight tracks northwest from Oslo over southern Norway's coast near Bergen, then crosses the North Atlantic on a great circle route passing south of Iceland and Greenland's tip. Mid-flight views include open North Atlantic ocean, occasional icebergs near the Labrador Sea, the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia as the aircraft descends toward the US eastern seaboard, then Long Island on final approach.