Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Minneapolis. The left seat wins at takeoff for Amsterdam city views, but the right seat delivers the more dramatic and sustained visual payoff on approach into MSP with the skyline, river gorge, and lakes. Over the Atlantic and Canadian Shield the views are largely symmetric, so the landing experience tips the balance to the right side overall.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs westward on runway 18R/36L or uses the Polderbaan (18R) heading north, then turns west over the North Sea. A left seat gives you the city of Amsterdam, the IJ river, and the distinctive canal ring before the aircraft heads out over the North Sea. Right side faces open polder farmland with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and city center, IJ river and Amsterdam harbour, Westpoort industrial port area, North Sea coastline with beach resort towns of Zandvoort and Bloemendaal.

When landing at Minneapolis St Paul International (MSP), sit on the Right side for the best views. MSP typically lands from the east on runway 12R/30L or from the northeast on 17/35. Approaching from the east, the right side gives you the Minneapolis downtown skyline, the Mississippi River gorge, and the chain of lakes in the southwest metro. Left side faces the flat suburban sprawl of the eastern suburbs with less visual character. Notable sights include: Minneapolis downtown skyline with IDS Center and US Bank Stadium, Mississippi River gorge and Ford Bridge area, Chain of Lakes (Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet), Minnesota River confluence with the Mississippi.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Minneapolis St Paul International (MSP) takes Approximately 9 hours 15 minutes to 9 hours 45 minutes westbound.

The route tracks northwest over the North Sea, then across southern Scotland or northern England, then over the North Atlantic via the North Atlantic Tracks system typically passing south of Iceland and Greenland. Over Canada the route crosses Labrador and Quebec, with the vast boreal forest of the Canadian Shield visible below — lakes, rivers, and conifer forest stretching to the horizon with almost no human settlement. Hudson Bay may be visible to the north depending on the exact routing. Crossing into the US the route passes over Lake Superior, whose southern shoreline and the Apostle Islands are visible in clear conditions before descending toward Minnesota.