Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Toronto. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. Departure gives you Amsterdam's iconic canal city and harbor, and arrival gives you Toronto's skyline and Lake Ontario. The transatlantic cruise at 35,000 feet over the North Atlantic offers little to see on either side, so the terminal phases determine the winner.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol's most common departure on runway 36C/36L heads north, putting Amsterdam city center and the IJ waterway on your left. You'll see the dense canal ring of central Amsterdam, the harbor, and the open polder landscape stretching east. Right side faces open agricultural flatlands with little of interest. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and Amstel river, IJ harbor and NDSM wharf, Haarlemmer polder flatlands, Westpoort industrial port district.

When landing at Buttonville Muni (YKZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Buttonville (YKZ) is a small general aviation airport north of Toronto. Arrivals typically come from the east or southeast, meaning the left side faces south toward downtown Toronto's skyline and Lake Ontario. The CN Tower and the lake shoreline are clearly visible on the left during descent. Notable sights include: Downtown Toronto skyline and CN Tower, Lake Ontario shoreline, Don Valley ravine system, Highway 404/DVP corridor.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Buttonville Muni (YKZ) takes Approximately 8 to 9 hours.

The route follows a great circle arc northwest over the North Sea, clipping southern Greenland or tracking near Iceland depending on winds, then crossing the Labrador Sea and entering Canada over Newfoundland or Labrador. Passengers may see Greenland's ice sheet and coastal fjords if routing passes near it, the broken sea ice of the Labrador Sea, and the boreal forest of Quebec and Ontario during the final two hours of descent.