Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Moscow to Vladivostok. While takeoff offers Moscow's urban interest on the right, the landing approach to Vladivostok on the left provides more dramatic natural scenery—the Golden Horn Bay and coastal geography are more visually striking than Moscow's flat urban sprawl. Left side captures the flight's geographic climax.

During takeoff from Sheremetyevo (SVO), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right side captures the Moscow River and urban sprawl of central Moscow during initial climb. Sheremetyevo's primary runways (06L/24R and 06R/24L) typically depart northward, so banking right offers views of the city's eastern districts and the river's curves through the metropolitan area. Notable sights include: Moscow River winding through the city, Kremlin district (small but identifiable as the dense historic core), suburban ring roads radiating outward, Moskva River reservoirs to the northeast.

When landing at Knevichi (VVO), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left side provides views of Vladivostok's dramatic geography during descent. The approach typically comes from the northwest over the Sea of Japan, so left seats face the Golden Horn Bay, Russky Island, and the city's peninsula setting. This is Vladivostok's most visually distinctive feature. Notable sights include: Golden Horn Bay (Zolotoy Rog) with its distinctive curved inlet, Russky Island and the Strait of Nevelskoy, Vladivostok's hillside urban terrain, Peter the Great Gulf coastline.

The flight from Sheremetyevo (SVO) to Knevichi (VVO) takes Approximately 8.5 to 9.5 hours.

The flight path crosses central Russia's vast taiga forest region. Notable features include: the Yenisei River basin (visible around 4-5 hours into flight, a massive river system cutting through boreal forest); the Lena River valley (around 6 hours, one of Russia's largest rivers); Lake Baikal (if flight path passes near it, visible as a massive elongated freshwater body surrounded by mountains and forest); the Stanovoy Range and other mountain chains of eastern Siberia (appearing as distant ridgelines on the horizon during mid-flight); and extensive coniferous forest with occasional clearings and settlements. The landscape transitions from European Russia's relatively developed regions through increasingly remote Siberian wilderness to the mountainous Far East approaching Vladivostok.