Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Seattle to Edmonton. Left side dominates both ends of this flight. Takeoff offers Puget Sound, the Seattle skyline, and Mount Rainier views, while the cruise portion tracking northeast over British Columbia keeps the Canadian Rockies foothills visible to the left. Landing into Edmonton also favors left for the river valley and city views.

During takeoff from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Left side for the best views. SEA primarily uses runways 16L/16R for southward departures or 34L/34R for northward departures. On a northbound departure to YEG, aircraft typically climb out heading north then northeast, putting Puget Sound, the Seattle skyline, and the Olympic Peninsula on the left (west) side. The Cascade Range including Mount Rainier appears prominently to the left and rear as the aircraft banks northeast. Notable sights include: Mount Rainier to the southeast during initial climb, Puget Sound and Elliott Bay below and left, Seattle downtown skyline to the north-left, Lake Washington visible to the northeast.

When landing at Edmonton International (YEG), sit on the Left side for the best views. Edmonton International typically uses runways oriented roughly north-south (runways 12/30 and 02/20). Arriving from the southwest on a northeast heading, the left side faces northwest toward the North Saskatchewan River valley and Edmonton's downtown core. The river valley with its distinctive ravine system is clearly visible on approach from the south. Notable sights include: North Saskatchewan River valley cutting through Edmonton, Edmonton downtown skyline to the north, flat Alberta farmland grid pattern on final approach, Cooking Lake area wetlands to the southeast.

The flight from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) to Edmonton International (YEG) takes Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.

The flight tracks northeast over the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, then over the Interior Plateau and the foothills of the Canadian Rockies near Kamloops and Jasper. Passengers can see the broad valley systems of central BC, the transition from forested mountain terrain to the flat Alberta prairie around the Rockies foothills, and the vast boreal forest and agricultural grid of central Alberta on descent.