Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Nice to Amsterdam. The right side wins overall because the takeoff view over the Côte d'Azur, Monaco, and the Maritime Alps is genuinely spectacular and hard to beat. During the cruise northward through France, the right side also tracks closer to the Rhône valley and Burgundy plateau. The Amsterdam arrival on the left is good but the flat Dutch landscape is less dramatic than the Mediterranean departure scenery.

During takeoff from Cote D Azur (NCE), sit on the Right side for the best views. Nice typically departs westward on runway 04/22 or 05/23, often heading out over the sea before turning north. The right side gives you the coastline of the Côte d'Azur curving east toward Monaco and the Italian Riviera, plus the Maritime Alps rising immediately behind the coast. Left side faces inland toward the Var hinterland with less dramatic initial views. Notable sights include: Monaco and Cap Martin headland to the east, the Maritime Alps rising steeply behind Nice, the Baie des Anges directly below, Antibes and Cap d'Antibes peninsula to the west.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Schiphol typically lands from the east or southeast on runways 18R/18C or 27, meaning the approach often comes in from the northeast or east. The left side on approach gives views over central Amsterdam — the canal ring, the IJ waterfront, and the city center — before the aircraft descends over the flat polder landscape to the runway. Right side faces south toward open farmland and greenhouse complexes. Notable sights include: Amsterdam canal ring and city center, the IJ river and Amsterdam harbour, the flat green polder fields of Noord-Holland, greenhouse complexes south of the city.

The flight from Cote D Azur (NCE) to Schiphol (AMS) takes Approximately 2 hours 10 minutes.

The flight tracks north-northwest over the French interior — crossing the Rhône valley near Valence, then over the Burgundy plateau and the rolling farmland of the Paris Basin. The aircraft typically passes well east of Paris before crossing into Belgium over the Ardennes plateau, then descending across the flat Belgian and Dutch lowlands toward Schiphol. The Loire valley may be visible in the middle portion of the flight, and on clear days the urban sprawl of Brussels is visible during descent.