Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Vienna to Boston. The left side wins at both ends of the flight. Over the Atlantic the views are largely featureless ocean regardless of side, but the left side also offers better views of southern Greenland's ice sheet and coastline as the great-circle route passes near its southern tip, and the left side faces south toward the Canadian Maritimes and New England coast on descent.

During takeoff from Schwechat (VIE), sit on the Left side for the best views. VIE typically departs westward on runway 29 or northwestward on runway 34. A left-side seat gives you a view south toward the Vienna city center, the Danube River curving through the urban area, and the Wienerwald hills rising beyond. As the aircraft banks northwest toward the transatlantic route, the left side continues to face the more interesting terrain. Notable sights include: Danube River and Donauinsel (the long narrow island), Vienna city center and Ringstrasse district, Wienerwald forested hills to the southwest, Neusiedler See (shallow steppe lake on the Hungarian border) visible to the southeast before the turn.

When landing at General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Logan Airport sits on a peninsula in Boston Harbor, and aircraft typically approach from the southwest or west on runways 04L/04R or 22L/22R depending on wind. A left-side seat on approach from the west gives a direct view over the Boston Harbor islands, the downtown skyline, and the Charles River basin before touchdown. The right side faces inland toward suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: Boston downtown skyline (Prudential Tower, Hancock Tower), Boston Harbor and its chain of harbor islands, Charles River and the Cambridge/MIT riverbank, Cape Cod Bay visible in the distance to the southeast.

The flight from Schwechat (VIE) to General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The great-circle route from VIE to BOS passes over southern Germany and Bavaria, then crosses the Rhine near Strasbourg, tracks over northern France and the English Channel near the UK coast, then heads out over the North Atlantic. The route passes south of Iceland and near the southern tip of Greenland, where the ice cap and fjord-cut coastline are visible on clear days. The Canadian Maritimes — Nova Scotia and Cape Breton — appear on descent before the New England coast comes into view.