Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Victoria to Toronto. Left side wins both ends of the flight. During the cruise over the Rockies and prairies, left versus right is roughly equal, but the left side delivers the more dramatic geography at both departure and arrival — ocean, islands, and mountains on one end, and the Toronto lakefront and skyline on the other.

During takeoff from Victoria International (YYJ), sit on the Left side for the best views. YYJ's primary departure runway 27 sends aircraft westward over the Saanich Peninsula before turning east. Left side gives you the full sweep of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Islands, and the Olympic Mountains across the water in Washington State. Right side gets suburban Victoria and farmland. Notable sights include: Strait of Juan de Fuca, San Juan Islands archipelago, Olympic Mountains (Washington State), Saanich Inlet.

When landing at Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Pearson's most common arrival from the west uses runway 23 or 24L/24R, with aircraft approaching from the northwest over Lake Ontario. Left side gives you the Toronto skyline, the CN Tower, and the full northern shore of Lake Ontario on final approach. Right side faces suburban sprawl north of the airport. Notable sights include: Lake Ontario, Toronto downtown skyline and CN Tower, Humber Bay, Toronto Islands.

The flight from Victoria International (YYJ) to Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) takes Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes.

After leaving Vancouver Island the route crosses the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, then the Canadian Rockies near Jasper or Banff (visible as a dramatic snow-capped wall), followed by the flat expanse of the Alberta and Saskatchewan prairies, then Lake Superior's rugged northern shoreline, and finally the farmland of southern Ontario before descending into Toronto.