Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Toronto to Los Angeles. Right side wins both ends of the flight. During the cruise over the American Southwest, the right side also tends to face south, giving better views of the Mojave Desert terrain and the approach into the LA Basin. Left side has the Great Lakes and some Rockies views mid-flight but the right side delivers more consistently across takeoff, cruise, and landing.

During takeoff from City Centre (YTZ), sit on the Right side for the best views. Billy Bishop uses runway 08/26 and 15/33. Departing westbound or northwest toward LAX, the right side gives you Lake Ontario's open water and the Toronto Islands below, plus the downtown skyline with the CN Tower receding behind you. Left side gets the industrial port lands and eastern suburbs. Notable sights include: CN Tower and downtown Toronto skyline, Toronto Islands and lagoons, Lake Ontario open water, Billy Bishop Airport terminal and runway layout below.

When landing at Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX arrivals from the east typically use runways 24L/24R, approaching from the east over Inglewood and touching down heading west toward the ocean. The right side on approach gives you a clear view of the Santa Monica Bay, the Pacific coastline, and the broad LA Basin spread out below. Left side faces inland toward Inglewood and South LA with less dramatic scenery. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Bay and Pacific coastline, Los Angeles Basin urban grid, Santa Monica Mountains to the north, LAX terminal complex and runways.

The flight from City Centre (YTZ) to Los Angeles International (LAX) takes Approximately 4 hours 45 minutes to 5 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southwest over Lake Erie, then across Ohio and Indiana, over the Mississippi River near St. Louis, across Missouri and Kansas into Colorado airspace, over the southern Rocky Mountains and the high desert of New Mexico or Arizona depending on routing, then across the Mojave Desert before descending into the LA Basin. The Colorado Rockies are visible as a major mountain mass, and the transition from green Midwest farmland to arid Southwest terrain is dramatic around the Kansas-Colorado border.