Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Sao Paulo. Right side wins overall. The Amsterdam departure view over the canal ring and polder landscape is genuinely distinctive and hard to match. Over the Atlantic the difference is negligible, but on the southbound routing over West Africa and the Atlantic, right side occasionally catches the Canary Islands and the West African coastline earlier. The São Paulo arrival on left is strong 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 southwestward on runway 18R/24 or northward on 36C/36R. For southbound departures toward GRU, the aircraft turns south and right-side passengers get views over Amsterdam city center, the IJ river, and the distinctive polder landscape of the Randstad. Left side faces open North Sea polders with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city center canal ring, IJ river and harbor, Randstad polder grid, Westpoort industrial port.

When landing at Guarulhos (GRU), sit on the Left side for the best views. GRU approaches from the east or northeast, typically landing on runway 09R/27L or 09L/27R. On the common easterly approach, left-side passengers look south toward the Serra da Cantareira and the dense urban sprawl of greater São Paulo spreading into the valley. Right side faces north over less populated terrain toward Minas Gerais. Notable sights include: Serra da Cantareira ridge, São Paulo metropolitan sprawl, Tietê River valley, Guarulhos urban area.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Guarulhos (GRU) takes Approximately 11 to 12 hours.

The route tracks southwest over France and the Iberian Peninsula, crossing the Portuguese coast near Lisbon, then out over the Atlantic. It passes within range of the Canary Islands on the right side. The crossing continues over the equatorial Atlantic with no land visible for roughly 5 to 6 hours. The Brazilian coast is crossed near Recife or Natal in the northeast, then the route tracks inland southwest over the cerrado plateau of central Brazil before descending into the São Paulo basin through the Serra da Mantiqueira foothills.