Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from San Francisco to Copenhagen. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the polar routing over Canada and Greenland, the left side also faces south, giving better views of Greenland's ice sheet edge and the North Atlantic. Right side sees mostly open Arctic Ocean on this routing.

During takeoff from San Francisco International (SFO), sit on the Left side for the best views. SFO's primary departure runways (28L/28R) head west over the Bay before turning north. A left/south-facing seat gives you San Francisco Bay, the city skyline, and the Peninsula as you climb out. The right side faces open Pacific almost immediately. Notable sights include: San Francisco Bay, SF city skyline and downtown, San Mateo Bridge, Peninsula hills.

When landing at Kastrup (CPH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Kastrup typically uses runways 22L/22R or 04/04R depending on wind. On the common southwesterly approach (runway 04, landing northeast), the left side faces Copenhagen city center, the Øresund strait, and Sweden beyond. The right side sees mostly flat Danish farmland. Notable sights include: Copenhagen city center, Øresund Bridge, Malmö (Sweden) across the strait, Amager Fælled wetlands.

The flight from San Francisco International (SFO) to Kastrup (CPH) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The great circle route tracks north over the Sierra Nevada, then across British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies, over Hudson Bay, across southern Greenland's ice sheet and coastal fjords, over the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, across Scotland and the North Sea, then descending into Denmark. Greenland's ice cap and coastal mountain fjords are the most dramatic midpoint feature, visible for roughly 30 to 45 minutes if flying in daylight.