Originally Posted by
PTravel
Most of the time, the turn is made over or before Noe Valley which, while SF, is not close to the famous skyline. I've only twice made the turn north of SF. Remember, the poster asked about SFO/LAX.
Yes, this is true. Even more reason to sit on the left-hand side of the plane. The rigth side will get you absolutely nothing since you will be looking at the sky.