Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Osaka. The right side wins overall because the Amsterdam departure view of the canal ring is one of the most visually distinctive urban departures in Europe and is hard to beat. The landing view from the left is excellent, but the right side during cruise also picks up better views of the Siberian river systems and Lake Baikal depending on exact routing. The Amsterdam canal ring at takeoff is the single most memorable moment of this flight.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs eastward on runway 36C/18C or uses the Polderbaan (36L) heading north, but the most common eastbound departure routes swing south over the city. A right-side seat gives you Amsterdam's canal ring, the IJ waterway, and the city center as you climb out heading east. Left side faces open polder farmland toward Haarlem. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and Grachtengordel, the IJ waterway and Amsterdam Centraal station area, Amstel River threading south through the city, IJmeer lake to the northeast.

When landing at Kansai International (KIX), sit on the Left side for the best views. KIX sits on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, and aircraft typically approach from the southwest or southeast over the bay. A left-side seat on approach gives you Osaka Bay, the Kobe waterfront, and the Rokko mountain range rising behind the city. Right side faces open water or the Kii Peninsula. Notable sights include: Osaka Bay and the KIX artificial island approach, Rokko mountain range behind Kobe, Kobe city waterfront and Port Island, Akashi Strait connecting Osaka Bay to the Seto Inland Sea.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Kansai International (KIX) takes Approximately 11 to 12 hours.

The route typically tracks northeast over Germany and Poland, then across Belarus and Russia, passing south of Moscow before heading over the Ural Mountains into Siberia. Over central Siberia the Ob and Yenisei river systems are visible as massive braided waterways cutting through boreal forest. Lake Baikal may be visible depending on exact routing — it is unmistakable as a long narrow deep-blue lake in an otherwise flat landscape. The route then descends over northeastern China and the Korean Peninsula before crossing the Sea of Japan toward Osaka.