Actually most Japanese would recommend a place little far away to have a great view of the mountain although a couple of big roads are laid out to the 5th station of Mt.Fuji which is the major starting point of the climbing routes. People can go there by cars and buses easily. The climbing routes of Mt.Fuji are closed between October and June, but even after the climbing season ends people can still drive to some of the stations connecting to the 5th station. The stations are directly below the top of Mt.Fuji but Mt.Fuji is too huge to see properly from there and trees block the view.
The photo on upper left hand side is taken from the 4th station on one of the the big roads. With the photo it is difficult to tell if the mountain has a symmetrical shape and a flat top as the typical image of Mt.Fuji.
From the 4th station, when you look out, you would be able to see the surroundings which is shown in the upper right hand side photo. In fact Mt.Fuji is surrounded by a flat land and isolated from other mountain ranges. It is one of the unique characteristics of Mt.Fuji. Though it is a high mountain with a height of 12,388 ft (3776 m) and radius of about 18 miles (30 km), the area is almost flat and includes 5 lakes. Therefore, if we go to the mountains or some higher spots on the other side of the flat area, we can have a great view of Mt.Fuji in its entire shape.
The lower photo is taken from the top of Mt.Tenjou which is located on the lakeside of Kawaguchiko-Lake, one of the 5 lakes around Fuji. Mt.Fuji is showing its whole beautiful symmetrical shape with a flat top as in famous pictures and drawings of Mt.Fuji.
In addition, there is an amusement park in the flat surroundings of Mt.Fuji and on the top of the roller coaster is also known as a great place to see Mt.Fuji. However, it would be only for those who love roller coasters and can relax at the top.
For reference, I added a map below of Mt.Fuji area and the spot I took the photo showing the entire image of Mt.Fuji.
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