London Stansted to Rhodes: which side of the plane?

Q: Which side of the plane should I sit on from London Stansted to Rhodes?

Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Zugspitze, the Dolomites and Mount Olympus; the left side has the Grossglockner.

Q: Which side of the plane should I sit on from Rhodes to London Stansted?

Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Olympus, the Dolomites and the Zugspitze; the right side has the Grossglockner.

Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Zugspitze, the Dolomites and Mount Olympus; the left side has the Grossglockner.

Flying from Birmingham instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.

RouteSTN → RHO
Distance1,729 miles (2,782 km) direct
Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours

What you might see, flying out

Left side · seat A

The Grossglocknerabout 1h 35m in

Right side · seat F

The White Cliffs of Doversoon after take-off
The Zugspitzeabout 1h 25m in
The Dolomitesabout 1h 35m in
Mount Olympusabout 3h 15m in

Leaving London Stansted (STN), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.

Flying home: Rhodes to Stansted

Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Olympus, the Dolomites and the Zugspitze; the right side has the Grossglockner.

Left side · seat A

Mount Olympusabout 55 min in
The Dolomitesabout 2h 40m in
The Zugspitzeabout 2h 50m in
The White Cliffs of Doveron the way in to land

Right side · seat F

The Grossglocknerabout 2h 35m in

Leaving Rhodes (RHO) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the left, so the right side is shadier.

Worked out along the direct (great-circle) route between the two airports. Real flights follow airways, winds and air traffic control, often tens of miles either side of it, so these are likely rather than certain, and clouds permitting. Times assume a typical 4¼-hour flight. Seat letters are for the window: A on the left; on the right, F on most single-aisle jets and K on most wide-bodies.