Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Taipei to Toronto. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At takeoff you get the Taipei Basin and volcanic hills; at landing you get the Toronto skyline and Lake Ontario. The right side offers less at both airports given the runway headings.

During takeoff from Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE), sit on the Left side for the best views. TPE typically departs on runway 05L/05R heading northeast, which puts the left side facing northwest toward Taipei city and the Tatun volcanic group. You get a clear view of the Danshui River estuary and the urban grid of Taipei basin as the aircraft climbs out over the Taiwan Strait. Notable sights include: Danshui River estuary, Taipei Basin urban grid, Tatun volcanic hills (Yangmingshan), Taiwan Strait coastline.

When landing at Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. YYZ typically lands on runway 23 or 24L/24R heading southwest, meaning the left side faces southeast toward downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario. You get a prolonged view of the Toronto skyline including the CN Tower, the lake shoreline, and the Toronto Islands as the aircraft descends. Notable sights include: CN Tower and downtown Toronto skyline, Lake Ontario shoreline, Toronto Islands, Humber Bay.

The flight from Chiang Kai Shek International (TPE) to Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) takes Approximately 14 to 15 hours.

The great circle route from TPE to YYZ tracks northeast across the North Pacific, passing over southern Japan and the Japanese archipelago, then across the Aleutian Island chain and the Gulf of Alaska, over the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia and Alberta, then across the Canadian Shield and Great Lakes region into Toronto. Notable features include the Japanese coastline, the Aleutian Islands arc visible as a chain of volcanic peaks, the snow-covered peaks of the Alaska Range and Canadian Rockies, and the vast boreal forest of the Canadian Shield.