Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Toronto to Addis Ababa. The left side delivers the definitive Toronto departure view with Lake Ontario and the city skyline, and also captures the Nile Valley corridor and parts of the Ethiopian highlands during the cruise portion of the flight. The right side landing view at Addis is excellent but the takeoff experience on the left is the stronger of the two signature moments.

During takeoff from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. YYZ's most common departure is runway 23 heading southwest, then aircraft turn southeast toward the Atlantic. The left side captures Lake Ontario's full northern shoreline, downtown Toronto's skyline including the CN Tower, and the urban grid of the GTA spreading east. Right side gets suburban sprawl and flat farmland. Notable sights include: Lake Ontario shoreline, CN Tower and downtown Toronto skyline, Toronto Islands, Scarborough Bluffs along the lake's north shore.

When landing at Bole International (ADD), sit on the Right side for the best views. Bole International typically uses runway 07 for arrivals from the west, meaning the approach comes in from the west-northwest heading east. The right side faces north and captures the Entoto Hills rising sharply above the city, the eucalyptus-covered ridgeline that forms Addis Ababa's northern boundary. Left side looks south over flat expanding suburbs with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Entoto Hills and ridgeline north of Addis Ababa, the dense urban core of Addis Ababa spreading across the plateau, Bole district and its road grid visible on final approach, the high-altitude plateau terrain at roughly 7,500 feet elevation giving a compressed sense of altitude.

The flight from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) to Bole International (ADD) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours nonstop, though many routings connect through a Middle Eastern hub adding 3 to 5 hours.

The flight path typically crosses the North Atlantic toward Europe, then tracks southeast over the Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Nile Valley. The Nile River and its green agricultural ribbon through the Eastern Sahara is visible from cruising altitude over Egypt. Sudan's flat semi-arid terrain follows, then the Ethiopian highlands begin rising dramatically as the aircraft descends, with deeply incised river gorges and the escarpment of the Ethiopian plateau becoming visible in the final hour of flight.