Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Santiago to Atlanta. The right side delivers the single most spectacular moment of the flight — the Andes wall on departure from Santiago is genuinely one of the great aerial views in South America. The Atlanta arrival on the left is good but relatively modest by comparison. Right side wins overall for the Andes alone.

During takeoff from Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL), sit on the Right side for the best views. SCL's primary departure runway is 17/35, with northbound departures (Runway 35) turning aircraft eastward over the city. The right side faces east toward the Andes, giving a dramatic view of the cordillera rising immediately behind Santiago. The snow-capped peaks of Aconcagua and the central Andes dominate the view as you climb out. Notable sights include: Andes cordillera including Aconcagua (6,961m), Santiago city grid and urban sprawl in the Maipo Valley, Cerro San Cristóbal and the city's distinctive topographic bowl, Maipo River valley cutting through the foothills.

When landing at The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Atlanta's primary arrival runways (8L/8R or 9L/9R) have aircraft approaching from the west or southwest. The left side on approach gives a clear view of downtown Atlanta's skyline, Stone Mountain to the east, and the sprawling suburban grid of the metro area. The right side faces south toward less distinctive terrain. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline with Peachtree corridor, Stone Mountain (visible as a distinctive granite dome to the east), Hartsfield-Jackson airport complex itself, Chattahoochee River winding through the northwestern suburbs.

The flight from Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL) to The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The route tracks north over the Atacama Desert in northern Chile and southern Peru, then crosses the Amazon Basin — a vast unbroken green canopy with the Amazon River and its tributaries visible as brown sinuous channels. The flight then crosses the Caribbean Sea north of Colombia and Venezuela, passes over Cuba or the Gulf of Mexico depending on routing, and enters the southeastern United States over Florida or Georgia. The Amazon Basin crossing is the most visually distinctive midpoint feature, with the river system spreading across hundreds of miles of flat jungle.