Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Toronto to Osaka. The left side delivers the superior Toronto departure with the CN Tower, downtown skyline, and Lake Ontario all clearly visible. Over the Pacific the views are symmetric, but the left side also gets decent looks at the Alaskan coast and Aleutian Islands during the polar routing. The right side wins at landing but the Toronto departure spectacle is the highlight of the flight.

During takeoff from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. YYZ departures heading east on runway 23/24 or northeast on 06L/06R put the left side facing south over downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario. You get a clear view of the CN Tower, the downtown core, and the lake stretching to the horizon. Right side faces north toward suburban sprawl with little of interest. Notable sights include: CN Tower and downtown Toronto skyline, Lake Ontario shoreline, Toronto Islands, Hamilton Harbour to the southwest.

When landing at Kansai International (KIX), sit on the Right side for the best views. KIX sits on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, and aircraft typically approach from the east or northeast over the Kii Peninsula and Osaka urban area. The right side faces north toward Osaka city, Kobe, and the Rokko Mountains rising behind the coast. Left side looks south over open water and the Kii Peninsula interior. Notable sights include: Osaka urban grid and bay waterfront, Kobe city and port along the coast, Rokko Mountains rising behind Kobe, Awaji Island in Osaka Bay.

The flight from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) to Kansai International (KIX) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours.

The great circle route from YYZ to KIX tracks northwest over Lake Huron, then across northern Ontario and Manitoba, over the southern Yukon and Alaska Range, across the Gulf of Alaska, along the Aleutian Island chain, then southwest across the North Pacific before descending over the Japanese archipelago. Key features include the Canadian Shield's lake-dotted boreal forest, the Alaska Range and Wrangell Mountains visible as snow-capped peaks, the volcanic Aleutian Islands as a curving chain of dark islands in the grey Pacific, and the Japanese coast of Honshu on descent.