Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Salt Lake City. The right side wins both ends of the flight. Over the Atlantic and Canadian Arctic the views are similar on both sides, but the right side delivers Amsterdam's canal city on departure and the spectacular Wasatch Front plus Great Salt Lake on arrival — two of the most visually distinctive airport approaches in North America.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol typically departs westward or northwestward on runways 18R/36L or 06/24. A right-side seat gives you views over Amsterdam city center, the IJ river, and the patchwork of Dutch polders and canals as you climb out. The left side faces open farmland and greenhouse complexes toward Leiden with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city center and canal ring, IJ river and Amsterdam harbor, Dutch polder landscape with drainage canals, Markermeer lake to the northeast.

When landing at Salt Lake City International (SLC), sit on the Right side for the best views. SLC sits at the base of the Wasatch Range, and aircraft typically approach from the west or southwest on runways 16L/34R or 17/35. A right-side seat on approach from the west gives you a direct broadside view of the Wasatch Front rising dramatically from the valley floor, with the Great Salt Lake visible to the north. The left side faces the flat Oquirrh Mountains and open desert. Notable sights include: Great Salt Lake and its distinctive pink-tinged evaporation ponds, Wasatch Front mountain range, Salt Lake City urban grid in the valley, Utah Lake to the south.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Salt Lake City International (SLC) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The route tracks northwest over the North Sea and Scotland, then across the North Atlantic near Iceland and Greenland's southern ice sheet, over the Canadian Arctic including Hudson Bay, then across Manitoba and Saskatchewan prairies, the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho, and finally descends over the Great Basin desert into Salt Lake City. Greenland's ice cap and the Canadian Rockies are the most dramatic midpoint features if visible through cloud cover.