One working example for me.
Controller:
public function tableView()
{
$sites = Site::all();
return view('main.table', compact('sites'));
}
View:
<script>
var sites = {!! json_encode($sites->toArray()) !!};
</script>
To prevent malicious / unintended behaviour, you can use JSON_HEX_TAG
as suggested by Jon in the comment that links to this SO answer
<script>
var sites = {!! json_encode($sites->toArray(), JSON_HEX_TAG) !!};
</script>