Scenic route
The scenic route was a way of arriving at a destination that was valued for its scenery rather than expediency.

In 2152, Captain Jonathan Archer advised Trip Tucker not to take the scenic route to 's engineering section, as his EV suit offered him only 22 minutes of protection. ()

In 2377, Tom Paris remarked while  was pursuing a Hirogen ship that they weren't taking the scenic route. Chakotay reminded him that they weren't there to appreciate the view. ()

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