Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Taipei to Paris. Left side wins both the departure over Taipei and the arrival over Paris. During the long overland cruise the left side also faces south, giving better views of Central Asian terrain including the Tibetan Plateau edge and Himalayan foothills when routing over China and Central Asia.

During takeoff from Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE), sit on the Left side for the best views. TPE departures on runway 05 (northeast) put the left side facing northwest toward Taipei city and the Danshui River estuary. You get a clear view of the Taipei Basin with the urban grid and surrounding mountain ridges of the Tatun volcanic group to the north. Notable sights include: Taipei Basin urban grid, Danshui River estuary, Tatun volcanic hills (Qixingshan), Taiwan Strait coastline.

When landing at Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Left side for the best views. CDG arrivals on runway 27L/27R (westbound approach) put the left side facing south over central Paris. You get a direct view of the Seine river bends, the Eiffel Tower district, and the dense Haussmann street grid as you descend through roughly 3,000-6,000 feet on final. Notable sights include: Seine River bends through central Paris, Eiffel Tower and Champ de Mars, La Défense tower cluster, Bois de Boulogne.

The flight from Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE) to Charles De Gaulle (CDG) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours depending on routing and winds.

Typical routing tracks northwest over mainland China, crossing the Gobi Desert and Mongolian steppe, then over Siberia or Kazakhstan, the Ural Mountains, and into European Russia before descending over Poland and Germany into France. The Tibetan Plateau edge may be visible on southern China segments, and the Urals appear as a low rolling ridge crossing the mid-flight segment.