Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Stockholm to Amsterdam. The left side wins overall because the Stockholm departure view over Lake Mälaren and the city is the most visually dramatic moment of this short flight. The cruise portion is relatively brief and the Dutch arrival scenery, while interesting, is flatter and more uniform. Left gives you the best single view of the flight.

During takeoff from Arlanda (ARN), sit on the Left side for the best views. Arlanda typically departs southward on runways 01L/01R or westward on 26, and climbing out to the southwest gives the left side a clear view over Lake Mälaren and Stockholm city. The archipelago and the city center spread out beautifully on the left as you turn southwest toward the continent. Notable sights include: Lake Mälaren, Stockholm city center and Gamla Stan, the Stockholm archipelago to the east, Uppsala to the north.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol's most common landing approaches are from the east or northeast on runways 18R, 18C, or 36C/36R. Arriving from the northeast over the Netherlands, the right side faces west and southwest, giving views over the Dutch polder landscape, the IJ lake, and Amsterdam's canal ring before touchdown. The left side faces inland toward Utrecht. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and city center, IJmeer and IJsselmeer, Dutch polder farmland grid, Haarlem.

The flight from Arlanda (ARN) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southwest over southern Sweden, crossing the forested lowlands of Södermanland and Östergötland, then over the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark. You pass near or over Copenhagen and the Øresund strait — the bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark may be visible. The route then crosses over Denmark's flat agricultural landscape and the Danish islands before crossing the North Sea coast into the Netherlands over Jutland or Zeeland.