Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from San Francisco to Orlando. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the transcontinental cruise at 35,000 feet the views are largely featureless desert and plains, but the left side also offers better angles on the Sierra Nevada during the initial climb east from the Bay Area, and better city views on arrival into Orlando.

During takeoff from San Francisco International (SFO), sit on the Left side for the best views. SFO departures heading east typically use runways 28L/28R departing westward over the Bay, then turning southeast. A left window seat gives you San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge, and the city skyline as you climb out. The peninsula and downtown SF are clearly visible to the north-left side during the initial climb and turn. Notable sights include: San Francisco Bay, Bay Bridge, San Francisco city skyline, San Mateo Bridge.

When landing at Executive (ORL), sit on the Left side for the best views. ORL Executive Airport sits just north of downtown Orlando. Approaches from the west or northwest on runway 07 bring the left side over the chain of lakes west of Orlando and then over the city itself. Left seat passengers see downtown Orlando's skyline and the lake-dotted landscape clearly on final approach. Notable sights include: Downtown Orlando skyline, Lake Apopka, Butler Chain of Lakes, Lake Eola.

The flight from San Francisco International (SFO) to Executive (ORL) takes Approximately 5 hours 15 minutes.

After crossing the Sierra Nevada, the route tracks over the Great Basin desert of Nevada and Utah, the flat expanse of the Colorado Plateau and New Mexico, then the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma plains. Over Louisiana and Mississippi the terrain becomes low and swampy. The Gulf Coast is briefly visible before crossing into Florida's flat interior of pine forests, cattle ranches, and the lake-studded landscape of central Florida.