Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Santiago to Dallas-fort Worth. The left side delivers the single most dramatic view of the entire flight — the Andes wall at takeoff from Santiago is genuinely one of the most spectacular departures in South America. While neither side dominates the long overwater and flat-terrain cruise, the left side also gets views of the Gulf of Mexico coastline on the way in and the Andes payoff at departure makes it the clear overall winner.

During takeoff from Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL), sit on the Left side for the best views. SCL's primary departure runway is 17/35, with northbound departures (Runway 35) turning the aircraft so the left side faces east toward the Andes. The Andes rise dramatically immediately east of Santiago, with peaks exceeding 6,000 meters visible within minutes of takeoff. The left side gives you the full wall of the Cordillera including Aconcagua to the north. Notable sights include: Andes Cordillera (immediate eastern wall), Cerro El Plomo (5,424m, directly east of Santiago), Aconcagua (6,961m, visible to the north-northeast as the flight turns), Santiago urban grid in the foreground below.

When landing at Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Right side for the best views. DFW typically uses south or southeast flow arrivals on runways 17L/17C/17R, with aircraft approaching from the south over the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The right side faces west and southwest, giving views of Fort Worth's downtown skyline and the broader Metroplex sprawl. Left side gets Dallas proper but right gets the more interesting approach geometry over Fort Worth. Notable sights include: Fort Worth downtown skyline, DFW airport footprint visible below on final approach, Lake Worth to the northwest, Arlington urban area between Fort Worth and Dallas.

The flight from Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL) to Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

After crossing the Andes, the flight tracks over the Atacama Desert in northern Chile and southern Peru, then over the Amazon basin lowlands of Peru and Colombia — largely flat green canopy. The flight crosses the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico depending on routing, then enters Texas from the south over the Gulf Coast near Corpus Christi or Laredo, crossing the flat South Texas brush country and Hill Country before descending into DFW.