Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Seattle. While the right seat wins at departure for Amsterdam city views, the left seat delivers the more spectacular arrival experience with Mount Rainier and the Seattle skyline. On the transatlantic and polar routing, the left side also tends to face south toward Greenland's ice sheet interior and the Canadian Rockies during the Pacific crossing descent, making it the stronger choice across the full flight.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs westward on runway 18R/36L or uses the Polderbaan (18R) heading north, but the most common westbound departures swing right over Amsterdam city center and the IJ waterway. A right seat gives you the Amsterdam canal ring, the harbor, and the IJmeer as you climb out and bank toward the North Sea. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and historic center, Amsterdam harbor and IJ waterway, IJmeer lake to the east, Haarlem and the North Sea coast to the west.

When landing at Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Left side for the best views. SeaTac primarily lands on runways 16L/16R heading south, meaning the aircraft approaches from the north over Puget Sound. A left seat faces east toward the Cascade Range, giving you Mount Rainier — one of the most dramatic volcanic peaks in North America — plus the Seattle skyline and Lake Washington on final approach. Notable sights include: Mount Rainier (14,411 ft) to the southeast, Seattle city skyline and Elliott Bay, Lake Washington between Seattle and the Cascades, Puget Sound below on approach.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The route tracks northwest over the North Sea, then across southern Scotland or northern England, over Iceland or southern Greenland's ice sheet, across the Davis Strait, over the Canadian Arctic and Hudson Bay region, then southwest across British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies before descending over Washington State. Notable features include Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier area, the vast boreal forest of northern Canada, and the snow-capped peaks of the Coast Mountains and Cascades on descent.