Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Copenhagen to San Francisco. The left side delivers the more dramatic and varied scenery across the full flight. After the Roskilde Fjord departure, a polar route keeps the left side oriented toward Greenland's ice sheet and the Canadian Rockies on descent into North America, while the right side faces mostly open ocean and featureless tundra for much of the crossing.

During takeoff from Roskilde (RKE), sit on the Left side for the best views. Roskilde Airport's primary departure runway 29L sends aircraft northwest, putting the left side facing south over Roskilde Fjord and the historic city of Roskilde with its cathedral visible below. The fjord's elongated shape and the city's medieval street pattern are clearly identifiable at low altitude. Notable sights include: Roskilde Fjord, Roskilde Cathedral (UNESCO site visible as dominant twin-towered structure), Isefjord to the west, Copenhagen city skyline to the northeast.

When landing at San Francisco International (SFO), sit on the Right side for the best views. SFO's primary arrival runways 28L/28R bring aircraft in from the east over the Bay, and right-side passengers get a direct view south over the San Francisco Peninsula, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the bay's southern reaches. Left side faces north toward the city but is often partially obscured by the aircraft's nose angle on final approach. Notable sights include: San Francisco Bay southern reach, Santa Cruz Mountains ridge line, San Mateo Bridge, Peninsula suburban grid of San Mateo and Burlingame.

The flight from Roskilde (RKE) to San Francisco International (SFO) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours nonstop, though this route typically connects via a hub such as Copenhagen or London as RKE is a general aviation airport with no transatlantic service.

Southern tip of Norway and North Sea on initial climb, Scottish Highlands briefly visible, then the North Atlantic with possible Greenland ice cap and fjords on the left around the midpoint, Baffin Island and Hudson Strait coastline, then the Canadian Shield boreal forest, the Great Lakes southern shores, Rocky Mountain foothills on descent into the western US, Sierra Nevada range before crossing into California