Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Seattle to Austin. The left side delivers the two most dramatic moments of the flight: the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier on departure, and the Austin skyline with Lady Bird Lake on arrival. The right side has some Oregon Cascades views mid-flight but nothing that competes with Rainier.

During takeoff from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Left side for the best views. SEA primarily uses runways 16L/16R for southbound departures, meaning the aircraft heads south-southeast. The left (east) side gets a direct view of Mount Rainier dominating the horizon, with the Cascade Range stretching north and south. Elliott Bay and downtown Seattle also appear briefly to the northeast on climbout. Notable sights include: Mount Rainier (14,411 ft), Cascade Range, Elliott Bay and Seattle skyline, Lake Washington.

When landing at Austin Bergstrom International (AUS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Austin-Bergstrom primarily uses runway 17L/17R for southbound arrivals, with the approach coming from the north. The left (east) side on final approach gives a clear view of downtown Austin's skyline and the Colorado River (Lady Bird Lake) as the aircraft descends over the city's eastern districts. On a northbound arrival using runway 35, the right side would win, but the dominant flow favors the left. Notable sights include: Downtown Austin skyline, Lady Bird Lake (Colorado River), Texas Hill Country to the west, Colorado River corridor.

The flight from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) to Austin Bergstrom International (AUS) takes Approximately 3 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 50 minutes.

The flight tracks roughly south-southeast over Oregon's Willamette Valley and Cascade Range, then into northern California before crossing into Nevada and the Great Basin desert. Over Oregon, the Three Sisters volcanic peaks and Crater Lake may be visible to the left in clear conditions. The flight then crosses the high desert of Nevada and Utah's edge before descending over the flat scrubland of New Mexico and West Texas. The Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) of West Texas is a visually distinctive flat plateau visible below before the terrain transitions to the rolling Texas Hill Country approaching Austin.