Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Boston. The left side misses the Amsterdam departure views but wins the more dramatic landing approach over Boston Harbour with the city skyline. Over the Atlantic the views are largely ocean on both sides, so the landing experience at Boston tips the balance to the left. If Amsterdam departure scenery is your priority, right side is better for the first 20 minutes, but left wins the full journey.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol's primary departure runway for westbound transatlantic flights is typically 24 (heading roughly west-southwest). A right-side seat gives you a clear view south over the city of Amsterdam, the IJ river, and the distinctive patchwork of Dutch polders and canal networks. Left side faces mostly open farmland and the North Sea coast. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city center and canal ring, IJ river and Amsterdam harbour, Dutch polder landscape with drainage canals, Westpoort industrial port district.

When landing at General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Logan Airport sits on a peninsula in Boston Harbour, and most westbound transatlantic arrivals approach from the east over the Atlantic, typically landing on runway 04L/04R or 22L/22R depending on wind. On a standard easterly approach (runway 33L or 04 family), the left side gives you Boston's downtown skyline, the Charles River, and the harbour islands. Right side faces open ocean. Notable sights include: Boston downtown skyline and Financial District, Boston Harbour and harbour islands, Charles River and Cambridge, Cape Cod Bay visible to the south on clear days.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) takes Approximately 7 hours 30 minutes to 8 hours 30 minutes westbound.

The flight tracks a great circle route north over the North Sea, clipping the southern tip of Greenland or passing near Iceland depending on the jet stream routing that day. Southern Greenland's ice sheet and fjord coastline are visible from both sides at around the midpoint. The Labrador Sea and then the Canadian Maritime coastline of Nova Scotia appear in the final two hours, with the Gulf of Maine visible before the Boston descent.