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Life & fun · July 24, 2026

whichsidetosit

The window seat has a correct answer. We compute it.

whichsidetosit launched on July 24, 2026 with 2 votes.

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What it does

Every flight has a better side. Sometimes it's the sunrise. Sometimes it's mountains, coastlines, or city skylines. Most people rely on forum guesses. We calculate it. Enter your origin, destination, date, and departure time. We model your route, calculate the sun's position, and compare it against 15,000+ landmarks. Get a left or right seat recommendation for takeoff, cruise, and landing. Works worldwide. Instant. Free.=

Enter your flight and whichsidetosit works out which window seat (left or right) gets the sunrise, the sunset, the mountains and the best views, broken down by takeoff, cruise and landing.

Which side of the plane should you sit on? Tell us the flight and we'll work out where the sunrise, sunset, mountains and best views land. Everything worth seeing from a plane window - a sunrise, the Alps, a city at night - sits on one side of the aircraft or the other, often for hours at a time. Which side is a matter of geometry, not luck: compare the compass bearing of the sight against the plane's heading and you know which window it falls in. That's exactly what this site computes, for the sun's actual position on your date and departure time and for ~15,000 catalogued mountains, coastlines, lakes, landmarks and cities along your route. You get a left-or-right pick with a confidence…from whichsidetosit.com

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