Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Las Vegas. While the left side wins at departure for Amsterdam views, the right side delivers the more dramatic overall experience — the Las Vegas Strip approach is one of the most visually striking urban landings in the world, and during the transatlantic and transcontinental cruise the right (south-facing) side also picks up better views of Greenland's ice sheet edge, Canadian Shield lakes, and the Rockies on the western descent.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs westward on runway 18R/36L or 06/24, and a left-side seat gives you a view back over Amsterdam city center, the IJ river, and the distinctive patchwork of Dutch polders and canals as you climb out. The city's concentric canal ring is clearly identifiable from low altitude. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring, IJ river and harbor, Dutch polder farmland grid, Westpoort industrial port area.

When landing at Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. McCarran approaches from the north or northeast on runways 26L/26R or 19L/19R, and a right-side seat gives you a direct view of the Las Vegas Strip lit up against the desert floor, with the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon escarpment visible to the west. The contrast of the neon grid against the Mojave Desert is unmistakable. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip (visible as dense hotel tower cluster), Spring Mountains and Charleston Peak to the west, Lake Mead reservoir to the northeast, Mojave Desert basin floor.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Mc Carran International (LAS) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The route tracks northwest over the North Sea, then across southern Scotland or northern England, out over the North Atlantic. Greenland's southern ice sheet and fjord coastline are visible if routing takes you near Cape Farewell. Over Canada, the vast boreal forest and Hudson Bay watershed lakes of Quebec and Ontario are visible. The route then crosses the northern Great Plains before descending over the Rockies and the Colorado Plateau, with the Grand Canyon potentially visible to the south depending on exact routing, and the Mojave Desert leading into Las Vegas.