Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Toronto to Tokyo. The left side wins on both ends: a scenic Toronto lakeside departure and, more significantly, a Tokyo Bay approach with a chance to see Mount Fuji on clear days, which the right side cannot match given its ocean-heavy and industrial views.

During takeoff from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing YYZ heading northwest, the left side offers views over Lake Ontario's shoreline and the Toronto skyline including the CN Tower before the flight turns north over Ontario's lake-studded terrain. The right side just shows suburban sprawl and flat farmland. Notable sights include: Lake Ontario shoreline, Toronto skyline and CN Tower, Georgian Bay area lakes.

When landing at Tokyo International (HND), sit on the Left side for the best views. On approach to HND from the west or south, the left side typically reveals Tokyo Bay, the dense urban grid of Tokyo, and on clear days a distant view of Mount Fuji's snow-capped cone to the southwest. The right side mostly shows open ocean or industrial Chiba coastline with less definition. Notable sights include: Mount Fuji, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo urban skyline, Haneda's man-made runway islands.

The flight from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) to Tokyo International (HND) takes 13h 05m.

The route crosses northern Ontario and Quebec, Hudson Bay's southern edge, then a great circle path over the Canadian Arctic, Siberia's Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Sea of Okhotsk before descending into Japan.