Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Munich to Amsterdam. The left side delivers the Alpine views on departure and the Amsterdam canal ring on arrival. During the cruise over Germany and the Netherlands, the left side also faces generally south and west, keeping Rhine valley towns and the Dutch polder landscape in better view than the right side.

During takeoff from Munich (MUC), sit on the Left side for the best views. Munich departures on runway 26L/26R head westward, putting the Bavarian Alps to the left (south). You get a clear view of the Alpine foothills and on clear days the main Alpine ridge including the Zugspitze area. The city of Munich itself also passes on the left side shortly after rotation. Notable sights include: Bavarian Alps (including Zugspitze massif on horizon), Munich city center with Marienplatz area, Ammersee and Starnberger See lakes, Isar River valley.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol typically uses easterly runways (06 direction) for arrivals from the southeast, meaning the approach track comes in from the east over Amsterdam. The left side faces north, giving views over the IJ waterway, Amsterdam's canal ring, and the IJmeer. The right side faces south over flat polder farmland with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and city center, IJ waterway and Amsterdam harbor, IJmeer lake, Haarlemmer polder farmland patchwork.

The flight from Munich (MUC) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

The route crosses southern Germany over Augsburg and Stuttgart, then the Rhine River near Karlsruhe or Mannheim (a major visible landmark — wide river with barge traffic), then into the Ruhr industrial region of western Germany with the Rhine-Ruhr conurbation visible, before crossing into the Netherlands over Eindhoven and descending toward Amsterdam across the flat Dutch polder landscape.