Seoul is a fascinating city to see. However, most rarely get a good look of the vastness. As part of an ongoing series of blog posts. I am documenting all of the great locations to photograph a good cityscape of Seoul. In these posts, there should be enough information to know what to expect and if it is worth the journey.
Namsan mountain is a popular choice to shoot cityscapes. Personally, I think that there are many other places that offer a better view of the city for photography. There are two good shots to be had in my opinion. The first is from the top shooting north towards Myeongdong with Bukhansan National Park in the background. The second is getting a medium shot of the tower itself from a viewpoint along the road to the top.
I haven't been lucky with the air quality and weather to get a nice photo looking north so I have no example to show. However, there is a 24 hour live webcam stream looking north from the tower that I often use as a gauge to judge how sunsets will look. You can find the stream here.