Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Seattle to Kansas City. Left side wins both departure and arrival. At takeoff you get Seattle's waterfront, Puget Sound, and Mount Rainier. En route the left side tracks closer to the Snake River Plain and eventually the Missouri River drainage. At landing the left side delivers the Missouri River bends and Kansas City's downtown.

During takeoff from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Left side for the best views. SeaTac's primary departure runways (16L/16R) head south, then aircraft typically turn left (east/northeast) climbing out. The left side captures Elliott Bay, downtown Seattle, and the Olympic Peninsula across Puget Sound. Mount Rainier also comes into view to the southeast as you climb. Notable sights include: Elliott Bay and downtown Seattle skyline, Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula, Mount Rainier to the southeast, Lake Washington.

When landing at Kansas City International (MCI), sit on the Left side for the best views. Kansas City International typically uses runways oriented northeast-southwest. On approach from the west or northwest, the left side looks south toward downtown Kansas City and the Missouri River bends. The confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers is a distinctive geographic feature visible on the left. Notable sights include: Downtown Kansas City skyline, Missouri River bends, confluence of Missouri and Kansas Rivers, Kansas City urban grid.

The flight from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) to Kansas City International (MCI) takes Approximately 3 hours.

The flight crosses the Columbia Plateau and Snake River Plain in Idaho, then the Rocky Mountain foothills give way to the Wyoming high plains. Over Nebraska and Iowa the terrain flattens into the classic Midwest agricultural grid with the Platte River valley visible as a broad braided corridor before descending into the Missouri River basin approaching Kansas City.