Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Boston to Amsterdam. The right side wins overall primarily for the spectacular Boston departure views of the harbor and skyline. The landing views at Schiphol are more evenly matched, but the right side also catches southern Greenland's ice cap and the Scottish or English coastline during the transatlantic crossing, giving it a slight edge for the full journey.

During takeoff from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Logan's most common departure runway is 22L/22R, heading southwest over the harbor before turning north. A right-side seat gives you Boston Harbor, the downtown skyline, and the Charles River basin as the aircraft banks left over the city. If departing on runway 33L heading northwest, the right side still captures the city core and Cambridge. Notable sights include: Boston Harbor and its islands, downtown Boston skyline including the Financial District, Charles River and Cambridge, Quincy Bay to the south.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol's most common landing approaches are from the east or northeast, meaning the aircraft tracks over the Netherlands from the North Sea coast. A left-side seat on approach from the northeast gives views of the Dutch coast, the IJsselmeer, and the flat polder landscape north of Amsterdam. The city of Amsterdam itself is typically visible to the left on final approach to runways 18C or 18R. Notable sights include: North Sea coastline and Dutch barrier beaches, IJsselmeer inland sea, Amsterdam city center including its canal ring, flat Dutch polder farmland.

The flight from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 7 to 7.5 hours westbound, 6.5 to 7 hours eastbound.

The flight path typically arcs north over Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, then crosses the North Atlantic near southern Greenland where the ice sheet edge may be visible, passes south of Iceland, crosses Scotland or northern England, then descends over the North Sea toward the Dutch coast. The Greenland ice cap edge and fjords are the most dramatic midpoint feature, visible on the right side roughly 3 to 4 hours into the flight.