Los Angeles to Amsterdam flight path: LAX to AMS

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to Amsterdam. While the right side wins the LA takeoff with mountain views, the left side offers a rare glimpse of Greenland's ice sheet and fjord coastline during cruise plus the Amsterdam cityscape on landing, giving it more dramatic and varied scenery overall.

During takeoff from Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. In LAX's typical west-flow departure, eastbound flights climb out over Santa Monica Bay then bank right toward the northeast, putting the San Gabriel Mountains and San Fernando Valley on the right side of the cabin. Passengers get a brief but clear view of the LA basin's mountain backdrop before the plane levels off toward the interior. Notable sights include: San Gabriel Mountains, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains, edge of the Mojave Desert.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. On the common southbound approach into Schiphol (18-side runways), aircraft descend from the north over the Dutch coast and turn onto final approach heading south, putting Amsterdam's cityscape and waterways on the left side of the plane. Passengers can see the IJ waterway, canal patterns, and the flat patchwork of polders leading into the city before touchdown. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city center and canal rings, IJ waterway, IJsselmeer lake, Dutch polder farmland.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Schiphol (AMS) takes 10h 05m.

Hudson Bay's coastline, Baffin Island's fjords, and the southern tip of Greenland's ice sheet with its jagged coastal mountains