Photos: The view from L.A.’s tallest buildings

A view to the west from the offices of law firm Morrison & Foerster includes a partial view of the downtown L.A.   (Christina House / For The Times)

The U.S. Bank Tower, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, is seen from the offices of Morrison & Foerster in the Aon Center.   (Christina House / For The Times)

Even the elevator corridor at Morrison & Foerster is a viewing spot.   (Christina House / For The Times)

The library lounge at Morrison & Foerster also takes advantage of the views.   (Christina House / For The Times)

Occupying the top floor of the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles is DTI Services, a company that runs several Japanese porn websites. The company did not return numerous calls asking about the office, its views or a possible tour.   (Christina House / For The Times)

A cluster of high-rises in downtown L.A. includes Two California Plaza, top left, and, with its circular top, the U.S. Bank Tower.  (Christina House / For The Times)

A view from the offices of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., which occupies the top two floors of Two California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles, shows the helipads on lower buildings.   (Christina House / For The Times)

The views inside the offices of Reliance Steel aren’t bad either, though CFO Karla Lewis said some visitors to the company’s top two floors in Two California Plaza have found earthquakes somewhat nerve-racking.   (Christina House / For The Times)

Analytic Investors Chief Administrative Officer Kathi Dutton takes a look outside her office in the Gas Company Tower, the third-tallest building in Los Angeles. “Sometimes you can see helicopters and blimps at eye level,” she says.   (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

A northeast view from the top-floor offices of Analytic Investors in the Gas Company Tower shows, among other buildings, Los Angeles City Hall with its tapered top.   (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Mutual fund firm Capital Group Cos. occupies the top 11 floors of Bank of America Plaza, the fifth-tallest building in L.A. The building’s top floor, by design, has no windows. Above, a Capital Group meeting room.   (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)

Ben Berard, a catering contractor for Patina Restaurant Group, wheels a cart down a hallway on the 55th floor of Bank of America Plaza. The company is a tenant on the floor along with Capital Group.   (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)