Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. While the right side wins at takeoff for Amsterdam views, the left side dominates the majority of the flight. Cruising eastward across Central Asia, the left side faces south and captures the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau edges, and the approach into Hong Kong with its iconic harbour and skyline. The Himalayan views alone — including potential sightings of Everest and the main Himalayan chain — make left the clear overall winner.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol's primary departure runway 36C/18C and the commonly used 36L send aircraft northward initially before turning east. A right-side seat gives you views over Amsterdam city center, the IJ river, and the distinctive polder landscape of North Holland. You can clearly see the concentric canal rings of Amsterdam's historic center and the Markermeer lake to the east. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring district, Markermeer lake, IJmeer, North Holland polder grid.

When landing at Hong Kong International (HKG), sit on the Left side for the best views. Hong Kong International on Lantau Island typically uses runways 07L/07R for eastward arrivals, meaning the aircraft approaches from the west over the Pearl River Delta. A left-side seat gives you the dramatic view of Lantau's mountainous interior, the dense high-rise clusters of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, and Victoria Harbour. The right side faces mostly open South China Sea during this approach. Notable sights include: Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island skyline, Kowloon Peninsula, Lantau Peak (Fung Wong Shan, 934m), Pearl River Delta estuary.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Hong Kong International (HKG) takes Approximately 11 to 12 hours.

The route typically tracks east across Germany and Poland, then southeast over Ukraine or Romania depending on airspace, across the Black Sea region, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan or Pakistan, then across northern India and the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The most dramatic segment is crossing the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau at cruising altitude — on a clear day the main Himalayan chain including Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu are visible as a jagged white wall to the south from the left side. The route then descends over southern China, crossing Guangdong province and the Pearl River Delta before arriving at Hong Kong.