Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Lima to Amsterdam. The left side wins overall. The Andes departure view is genuinely spectacular and hard to match anywhere in the world. During the long transatlantic cruise, the left side also faces south over the Amazon basin and later the Caribbean, though at cruise altitude both sides see similar ocean. The right side wins at landing, but the Andes takeoff experience on the left is the highlight of the entire journey.

During takeoff from Jorge Chavez International (LIM), sit on the Left side for the best views. Jorge Chavez primarily uses Runway 15/33. Departing on Runway 15 (heading south-southeast) or Runway 33 (heading north-northwest), the left side faces east toward the Andes. As the aircraft climbs out over the Pacific coastal desert, the left window gives you the dramatic wall of the Andes rising immediately inland, with Lima's urban sprawl visible below before the terrain rises sharply. Notable sights include: Andes Cordillera Occidental (snow-capped peaks visible within 30-40 miles inland), Lima metropolitan sprawl along the coastal plain, Rio Rimac valley cutting into the mountains, Pacific Ocean coastal cliffs (Miraflores/Barranco district coastline).

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol's primary arrival runways for traffic from the south and southwest are typically 18R/36L or 18C/36C, with approaches often from the south. On a southerly approach heading north, the right side faces east, giving views over Amsterdam city center, the IJ waterway, and the patchwork of Dutch polders. The left side faces west toward the North Sea dunes and Haarlem, which is less distinctive. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city center and canal ring (visible as dense urban grid with waterways), IJ waterway and Amsterdam harbor, Dutch polder landscape (flat rectangular fields separated by drainage canals), Haarlemmermeerpolder (the reclaimed lake that Schiphol itself sits in).

The flight from Jorge Chavez International (LIM) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 12 to 13 hours.

After departing Lima, the route typically tracks north over the Pacific briefly before turning northeast across Colombia and Venezuela, then northeast over the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Amazon basin may be visible during initial climb if routing goes northeast over Peru. The mid-Atlantic crossing passes well south of the Azores. Approaching Europe, the route crosses the Iberian Peninsula or Bay of Biscay depending on winds, then France and the English Channel before descending into the Netherlands. The Pyrenees and French countryside may be visible during descent sequencing.