Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Denver. The left side wins overall because the Rocky Mountain Front Range arrival view is one of the most spectacular in North American aviation — a wall of 14,000-foot peaks stretching across the entire horizon as you descend. The right side at takeoff offers good Amsterdam views but the left side's landing scenery is more dramatic and sustained.

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 18R/36L or 24, heading roughly southwest then turning northwest. A right-side seat gives you views over Amsterdam city center, the IJ river, and the distinctive polder landscape of North Holland as the aircraft climbs and banks left toward the North Sea. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city center canal ring, IJ river and Amsterdam harbour, North Holland polder grid, Haarlem and the coastal dune strip.

When landing at Denver International (DEN), sit on the Left side for the best views. Denver International sits east of the city and the Rockies, and aircraft typically approach from the east on runway 16L/R or 17L/R heading south. A left-side seat faces east and southeast during the approach, but the critical views of the Front Range and Denver metro come on the left side as the aircraft descends from the west or turns onto final — the entire Rocky Mountain Front Range including Longs Peak, the Indian Peaks, and Mount Evans lines up on the left horizon. Notable sights include: Rocky Mountain Front Range (Longs Peak, Indian Peaks, Mount Evans), Denver city grid and downtown skyline, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver International Airport's distinctive white tent roof.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Denver International (DEN) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The flight tracks northwest over the North Sea, crosses southern Greenland's ice sheet and glaciated fjords at around 35,000 feet, passes over Baffin Island and Hudson Bay, crosses the Canadian Shield over Manitoba and Saskatchewan, then enters US airspace over the Dakotas before descending across the high plains of Nebraska and Colorado toward Denver. The Greenland ice cap is the single most dramatic midpoint feature — a vast white plateau visible for hundreds of miles on clear days.