Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Bologna. The right side wins overall because the departure view over Amsterdam's canal ring is one of the most visually distinctive urban aerial views in Europe, and during the cruise the right side also faces south-southwest, keeping the Alps in view as a distant horizon feature when crossing over Switzerland and northern Italy. The landing view on the left is excellent but briefer.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs southward on runway 18R/18C or eastward on 22, and a right-side seat gives you a view over Amsterdam city center and the IJ river as you climb out. You can clearly see the concentric canal ring of the historic center and the broad expanse of the IJmeer to the northeast. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring, IJmeer, Amstel River corridor, Haarlemmermeerpolder flatlands.

When landing at Bologna (BLQ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Bologna's runway 12/30 typically sees arrivals from the northwest on runway 30, meaning the aircraft approaches from the northwest and touches down heading southeast. A left-side seat faces northeast toward the Po Valley flatlands and gives a clear view of the Apennine foothills rising abruptly south of the city, with Bologna's red-roofed historic center visible just before touchdown. Notable sights include: Bologna historic center with terracotta roofscape, Po Valley agricultural plain, Apennine foothills, Reno River valley.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna (BLQ) takes Approximately 1 hour 55 minutes to 2 hours 10 minutes.

The route crosses the Rhine valley in western Germany, then traverses the Black Forest and Swiss Mittelland plateau. The Alps appear as a broad white mountain barrier roughly over central Switzerland — the Bernese Oberland and then the Lepontine Alps are below or to the right depending on exact routing. The aircraft typically crosses the Alps near the Gotthard or Splügen corridor before descending into the Po Valley flatlands of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna.