Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Jakarta. The right side wins overall due to the spectacular Amsterdam departure views over the canal ring and IJ harbour. During the long cruise the flight tracks southeast over Central Asia and the Bay of Bengal, where neither side has a decisive advantage. The left-side landing advantage over Jakarta Bay is real but shorter in duration than the departure spectacle.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs southbound or eastbound on runways 18R/22 or 36C/36R. A right-side seat gives you views over Amsterdam city center, the IJ river, and the canal ring as you climb out heading southeast. The left side faces open polder farmland and the North Sea coast. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and Amstel river, IJ river and Amsterdam harbour, Gooi lakes to the southeast, Utrecht city sprawl in the distance.

When landing at Soekarno Hatta International (CGK), sit on the Left side for the best views. Soekarno-Hatta sits on Jakarta's northwest coast, and aircraft typically approach from the northwest or north over the Java Sea, landing on runways oriented roughly east-west. A left-side seat on approach gives views over Jakarta Bay, the Thousand Islands chain, and the city's northern coastal districts. The right side faces open sea or the airport's southern industrial perimeter. Notable sights include: Jakarta Bay and Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu) scattered in the Java Sea, Jakarta's northern coastal reclamation districts, Ciliwung river delta entering the bay, Tanjung Priok port complex.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Soekarno Hatta International (CGK) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours nonstop.

The route typically tracks southeast over Germany and Austria, then across Turkey and the Black Sea region, over Iran and Pakistan, across India passing near Delhi and Mumbai, then over the Bay of Bengal, the Strait of Malacca or Sumatra, and finally across the Java Sea to Jakarta. Notable features include the Alps visible from high altitude over Austria, the Zagros Mountains of Iran, the Indus River valley in Pakistan, the Indian subcontinent's Deccan Plateau, and the Andaman Sea before descending toward Java.