Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Geneva to Amsterdam. The right side delivers the dramatic alpine scenery at departure — Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc massif — which is the visual highlight of the entire route. The landing views into Amsterdam are interesting but comparatively flat. Right side wins on spectacle.

During takeoff from Geneva Cointrin (GVA), sit on the Right side for the best views. Geneva Cointrin typically departs on runway 23 heading southwest, then turns north. On the right side you get a clear view back over Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) stretching toward Lausanne, with the Jura Mountains visible to the northwest. The Mont Blanc massif appears to the southeast as the aircraft banks. Notable sights include: Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), Mont Blanc massif to the southeast, Jura Mountains to the northwest, Geneva city center and the Rhône river outlet.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol typically lands on runways oriented from the northeast, meaning the approach comes in over the Dutch polder landscape from the northeast. The left side gives you the best view of Amsterdam's canal ring and the IJ waterway as you descend, while the right side faces open agricultural land. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and city center, IJ waterway and Amsterdam harbour, Westpoort industrial port area, flat polder farmland of Noord-Holland.

The flight from Geneva Cointrin (GVA) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 1 hour 35 minutes.

After leaving the Alps the route crosses the Rhine Valley near Basel, then tracks over the flat Rhine plain through Alsace and into the Netherlands. The Rhine river itself is visible as a broad silver ribbon near Basel. Over Belgium and the southern Netherlands the landscape becomes entirely flat with the characteristic Dutch and Flemish polder grid of fields and canals visible on descent.