Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Atlanta. The right side wins overall because the Schiphol departure delivers a genuinely spectacular and rare view — Amsterdam's canal ring from low altitude is one of the most photogenic urban departures in Europe. The Atlanta arrival on the left is good but the sprawling suburban approach is less dramatic. Over the mid-Atlantic and eastern Canada the right side also faces slightly more southward, keeping the sun out of your eyes on this westbound daytime flight.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs westward on runway 18R/36L or 06/24, and climbing out to the northwest or west puts the city of Amsterdam and its canal ring directly to the right. You get a clear view of the IJ waterway, the harbor, and the distinctive radial canal pattern of the historic center before the aircraft turns toward the North Sea. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and historic center, IJ harbor and waterfront, Westpoort industrial port area, North Sea coastline and dune belt.

When landing at The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Atlanta's primary arrival corridor from the northeast brings aircraft in over the northern suburbs, and Hartsfield typically uses runways 08L/R or 09L/R for easterly arrivals, meaning the approach track comes from the northwest. A left-side seat gives you the downtown Atlanta skyline — the cluster of skyscrapers is clearly visible to the south as you descend through 5,000–8,000 feet over the northern suburbs. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (granite dome 16 miles east of downtown), Lake Allatoona to the northwest, Chattahoochee River corridor.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) takes Approximately 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours.

The route tracks northwest over the North Sea, then across southern Scotland or northern England, then over the North Atlantic via a great circle arc passing south of Greenland and over Newfoundland and Labrador. Passengers may see the southern tip of Greenland's ice sheet from high altitude on the right side, the St. Lawrence River and Gulf as the aircraft enters North American airspace, the Appalachian Mountains running northeast-southwest as a series of parallel ridges visible from 35,000 feet during the descent into the southeastern US.