Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Taipei to Tokyo. The right side wins overall because the Taipei departure offers the most dramatic and unique views — the compact Taipei Basin, Yangmingshan's volcanic terrain, and the northeast Taiwan coastline as the aircraft climbs out over the Pacific. The left side at Haneda is excellent on clear days for Fuji, but the Tokyo approach view is more consistent from the right side on some runway configurations. For the full flight, right side passengers also get views of the Ryukyu Island chain and the East China Sea coastline of Japan during cruise.

During takeoff from Sungshan (TSA), sit on the Right side for the best views. Songshan airport's runway 10/28 means eastward departures swing northeast over Taipei's dense urban core and the Keelung River valley. The right side captures the city grid, Taipei 101, and the Yangmingshan volcanic hills to the north before the aircraft climbs out over the Taiwan Strait approaches. Notable sights include: Taipei 101 skyscraper, Yangmingshan National Park volcanic hills, Keelung River, Taipei Basin urban grid.

When landing at Tokyo International (HND), sit on the Left side for the best views. Haneda's runways 34L/34R are the dominant arrival headings from the southwest, meaning aircraft approach from over Tokyo Bay heading north. The left side faces west and gives a clear view of the Tokyo metropolitan sprawl, the Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Bay waterfront, and on clear days the iconic cone of Mount Fuji rising above the Kanto Plain to the southwest. Notable sights include: Mount Fuji, Tokyo Bay and Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo metropolitan waterfront, Yokohama port area.

The flight from Sungshan (TSA) to Tokyo International (HND) takes Approximately 3 hours.

The flight tracks northeast over the East China Sea, passing east of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa visible to the west on clear days), crossing the Tokara Strait, then approaching Kyushu's southern coastline before tracking northeast over the Pacific side of Honshu toward Tokyo Bay. The East China Sea below is open ocean for much of the cruise phase, with occasional island chains visible on the western horizon.