I don't care between the left or right side, but for my flights, I have an extremely strong preference for the inside of the plane relative to the outside.

From a widow seat point of view, when flying into LHR from the east, the right starboard side gives a lovely view of London City and the Thames and a higher view of the new Shard building below. (That's £25.00 saved if you are that way inclined.)

Right side. I thought I didn't have a preference and once sat on the left side. Well, I do most definitely have a preference. It just felt....not right.

Right Side window.

I usually have a GPS watch for recording my flights on my right arm and thus it is best for me (GPSs are RECEIVERS only as such don't cause airplanes to crash. not that cell phones do...)

This is my nominee for FT post of the year :) thanks for laugh!

On some planes it does make a difference. On the AA MD-80 in First, the EF side has slightly more legroom than the AB side due to the positions of the bulkhead.

Also, flying into certain cities like PHX, SAN and LGA I prefer the AB side for the view while flying out of JFK I prefer the EF/HJ side for the same reason. It all depends though, usually I just look for the seat I want (e.g. exit row window, closest window to the front) and take that no matter what side it's on.

For me, irrespective of airline, plane or class it's always a right side window for some reason.

If I'm in Y that's definitely the only way I can get any sleep, with J or F I can obviously still sleep but it's just a personal preference.

Left - 2A or 3A are perfect

In my experience, the best skyline view is a left-side window seat on the inbound flight, however I've always flown in on Delta from the west.

I wonder if anyone's done any psychological study on this. I'm a left side window kind of guy myself. Right-handed.

left side, right handed.

i did not see mention of POSH, which i follow.

never thought about it before, but i always choose the right side of the plane. :)

I was thinking the same thing. I try to keep it POSH, but only if I can get windows. For those that don't know one meaning of posh is Port Out, Starboard Home.

I'm an aisle seat traveler, but when the aisle seat is also a window, or when the flight is rather empty, I'd like to be privy to knowing which side will have the photogenic views.

This year, I got a couple of good shots (the scene more than the photo, perhaps), but I like walking about the cabin as well, so it's generally a given that an aisle seat is preferred.