Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Reykjavik to Mountain View. While left offers excellent Icelandic departure views, right side dominates the longer portion of the flight and provides the most visually distinctive landing sequence over the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz Mountains.

During takeoff from Reykjavik (RKV), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left side offers immediate views of Reykjavik's harbor, the Öxarfjörður inlet system, and the volcanic plateau terrain extending northeast. Right side faces open Atlantic with minimal landmarks during initial climb. Notable sights include: Reykjavik city and harbor, Öxarfjörður fjord system, volcanic lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula, Mount Esja to the northeast.

When landing at Moffett Federal Afld (NUQ), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right side provides views of the San Francisco Bay Area's geography during descent into Moffett Field. You'll see the southern bay shoreline, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and urban sprawl of Silicon Valley. Left side faces inland hills with less distinctive landmarks. Notable sights include: San Francisco Bay (southern arm), Santa Cruz Mountains, San Jose urban area, Diablo Range foothills.

The flight from Reykjavik (RKV) to Moffett Federal Afld (NUQ) takes 5h 15m.

The flight crosses the North Atlantic at high altitude with few visible landmarks; the Greenland ice sheet may be visible to the north depending on exact routing, followed by the Canadian Arctic archipelago and northern Great Lakes region. Most of the transatlantic portion occurs over open ocean with no distinctive surface features visible.