Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Toronto to Edmonton. The left side wins overall. The Toronto departure on the left delivers the most visually dramatic moment of the flight with the CN Tower and Lake Ontario. The cruise portion over the Canadian Shield and then the prairies is relatively flat on both sides, and the Edmonton arrival views are modest regardless of side. The takeoff view is the highlight of this route.

During takeoff from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. YYZ's dominant runway 23 departure heads southwest, putting Lake Ontario and the Toronto waterfront on the left (south) side. You get a clear view of the lake's northern shore, the downtown skyline including the CN Tower, and the harbour islands before the aircraft turns northwest toward Edmonton. Notable sights include: Lake Ontario shoreline, Toronto downtown skyline with CN Tower, Toronto Islands, Humber Bay.

When landing at Edmonton International (YEG), sit on the Right side for the best views. Edmonton International typically uses runway 30 for westerly arrivals, with the approach from the southeast. The right (north) side gives you the best view of the North Saskatchewan River valley cutting through Edmonton's urban grid, and the downtown skyline as you descend over the city's southern suburbs. Notable sights include: North Saskatchewan River valley, Edmonton downtown skyline, Nisku industrial area, flat agricultural patchwork of the Alberta plains.

The flight from Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) to Edmonton International (YEG) takes Approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.

After departing Toronto the route crosses Georgian Bay and the upper Great Lakes region, then transitions over the Canadian Shield's boreal forest and lakes through northern Ontario and into Manitoba. The landscape flattens dramatically into the agricultural prairies of Saskatchewan and Alberta, with the perfectly gridded township survey system visible from cruise altitude. There are no significant mountain ranges on this route — the Rockies remain well to the west. The transition from boreal forest to open prairie near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border is one of the more visually striking geographic shifts on the flight.