Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Toronto to Puerto Plata. The left side wins at takeoff with the Toronto skyline and Lake Ontario, but the right side delivers the more dramatic payoff on landing with the Cordillera Septentrional mountains and the Caribbean coastline of Puerto Plata. Over the Atlantic cruise portion the views are largely ocean on both sides, so the landing scenery tips the balance to the right.

During takeoff from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. YYZ departures on runway 23 (the most common) head southwest, putting the left side facing southeast toward downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario. You get a clear view of the Toronto skyline including the CN Tower, the waterfront, and the lake stretching east toward Scarborough. Right side faces northwest over suburban sprawl with little of interest. Notable sights include: CN Tower and downtown Toronto skyline, Lake Ontario shoreline, Toronto Islands and Billy Bishop Airport, Scarborough Bluffs visible to the east along the lakeshore.

When landing at Gregorio Luperon International (POP), sit on the Right side for the best views. POP's runway 08 is the typical arrival heading, meaning aircraft approach from the west over the coast. The right side faces south toward the Atlantic Ocean and the dramatic Cordillera Septentrional mountain range that rises sharply just inland from Puerto Plata. Left side looks north over open ocean with little to see on final approach. Notable sights include: Cordillera Septentrional mountain range rising steeply behind Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata Bay and Atlantic coastline, the town of Puerto Plata and its grid layout near the coast, Pico Isabel de Torres with its cable car station visible as a forested peak directly south of the city.

The flight from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) to Gregorio Luperon International (POP) takes Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes.

After crossing Lake Ontario and upstate New York, the route passes over the Adirondack Mountains of New York, then the Catskills, before tracking southeast over the Atlantic Ocean off the New England and Mid-Atlantic coasts. The flight crosses the Bahamas archipelago — Great Abaco and the northern Bahamian islands are visible as shallow turquoise banks and low sandy cays — before descending toward Hispaniola and the Dominican Republic's north coast.