Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Denver to Amsterdam. Left side wins both the departure and arrival. At takeoff you get the full panorama of the Rocky Mountain Front Range, which is one of the most dramatic mountain views available from any major US airport. On landing into Schiphol, the left side gives the best angle on Amsterdam's canal ring and the polder landscape. Across the Atlantic cruise portion the views are largely ocean and cloud regardless of side.

During takeoff from Denver International (DEN), sit on the Left side for the best views. DEN typically departs westbound on runway 16R/34L or uses east-west runways. On a northeast-bound transatlantic routing, aircraft climb out heading roughly north or northeast, putting the entire Front Range of the Rockies — including Longs Peak, Mount Evans, and Pikes Peak — on the left (west) side. The urban grid of Denver and the high plains stretch to the right but offer far less visual drama. Notable sights include: Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Longs Peak, Mount Evans, Pikes Peak visible as a chain of 14,000-ft summits), Denver city grid and downtown skyline, Rocky Mountain National Park peaks to the northwest, the flat checkerboard of the Colorado high plains to the east.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol typically lands from the east or northeast on runways oriented roughly 06/24 or 18R/36C. On approach from the west over the North Sea, aircraft track eastward and the left side looks south over the Dutch coast, the Hague, and the flat green polder landscape of South Holland. The right side faces north toward Haarlem and the IJmeer but the left gives a better view of the city of Amsterdam itself as the aircraft turns onto final. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city center and canal ring visible to the southeast on approach, the flat green polder fields and drainage ditches of North Holland, the North Sea coastline and beach barrier dunes, Haarlemmer lake reclamation area (Haarlemmermeer) directly below the airport.

The flight from Denver International (DEN) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

After climbing over the Great Plains, the route tracks northeast over the Great Lakes region (Lake Superior or Lake Michigan may be visible depending on exact routing), then crosses southern Canada and Newfoundland. The North Atlantic crossing passes over or near Greenland's southern ice sheet — a dramatic expanse of white broken by dark nunataks — before tracking over Iceland or south of it. Approaching Europe, the route crosses the Irish coast and southern England or the English Channel before descending over the North Sea into the Netherlands.