Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Toronto to Tel-aviv. The left side wins overall. The Toronto departure view with the CN Tower, Lake Ontario, and the Toronto Islands is one of the most visually rewarding urban departures in North America. The landing views are more balanced, but the takeoff spectacle on the left is the highlight of this route.

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 westerly departure) swing the aircraft northeast over the city. Left side gives you downtown Toronto's skyline including the CN Tower, Lake Ontario's northern shore, and the urban grid spreading east. Right side faces suburban sprawl toward Mississauga with little of interest. Notable sights include: CN Tower and downtown Toronto skyline, Lake Ontario shoreline, Toronto Islands, Scarborough Bluffs visible to the east.

When landing at Ben Gurion (TLV), sit on the Right side for the best views. Ben Gurion's primary landing runway 26 brings aircraft in from the east over the West Bank highlands, then descending over the coastal plain toward Tel Aviv. The right side faces north, giving views of Tel Aviv's beachfront and the Mediterranean coast stretching toward Haifa. Left side faces south toward less distinctive terrain. Notable sights include: Tel Aviv beachfront and Mediterranean coastline, the coastal plain of the Sharon region, the Judean Hills rising to the east, the urban density of the Tel Aviv-Yafo metropolitan area.

The flight from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) to Ben Gurion (TLV) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The route tracks northeast over Quebec and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, then crosses the North Atlantic over southern Greenland or Iceland depending on the jetstream routing, before crossing the UK or northern Europe, then descending over the Alps or the Balkans, crossing the eastern Mediterranean, and approaching Israel from the northwest over the West Bank highlands. The Alps and the Aegean Sea are the most visually striking midpoint features on clear days.