Originally Posted by dbuckho
Only real advantage of the left side flying to LA (or right side flying back east) is on southern routing the best views of the Grand Canyon are usually south of the flight path. But from MSP I doubt you will be coming in that way.
Depends on the flight plan. Sitting on the south side MSP-LAX I have seen the canyon on some flights, not on others. The other interesting side from that side of the plane is Palm Springs and the valley out to the Salton Sea. For strictly LA views, the north side is defintely better.