For many, their first flight creates memories that last a lifetime. Whether it’s the excitement of being airborne or the beauty below, flying offers an unparalleled perspective of the world. While some prefer aisle seats, many choose a window seat to savor breathtaking views that can happen only once in a lifetime.
1. “This is why I pick a window seat. Love flying over Greenland.”
2. “Can someone explain what I saw?”
3. “I couldn’t sleep on a night flight back from Vancouver to London a couple of days ago, so I opened the window blind over Iceland and saw the Aurora Borealis.”
4. “There’s a crack in the window. About 40 minutes into the flight, I heard a *POP* next to me. OMG. The crack sprouted a new crack. Over the next few hours, it crackled and grew. And started to glow.”
5. The top of the Mount Fuji!
6. “A friend of mine saw THIS on the runway.”
7. A thunderstorm over Central Florida
8. “A flight from California to Virginia, I think these are farm circles.”
9. “I’m a flight attendant in Canada, and we get these little treats occasionally!”
10. “On a recent flight from Zanzibar to Nairobi.”
11. “One agricultural settlement in the middle of the Sahara desert.”
12. “When the pilot dipped low over the Alps.”
13. “This sunrise over somewhere in the Midwest was pretty beautiful.”
14. “Flying from Alaska to Seattle and this was out the window over Canada.”
15. Rare view from the window seat.
16. “A snowflake on the window.”
17. The beaches of Normandy.
What do you choose when you go on a flight, the aisle or the window seat? Let us know in the comments.