Tokyo to Amsterdam flight path: NRT to AMS

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Tokyo to Amsterdam. The right side wins both the Tokyo departure, with Mount Fuji and Tokyo Bay in view, and the Amsterdam arrival, with IJsselmeer and the historic city visible, giving it the edge over the largely featureless Siberian taiga and flat polder views on the left.

During takeoff from New Tokyo International (NRT), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing Narita, flights commonly climb out and bank toward the northwest, putting Tokyo Bay, the sprawling Tokyo-Yokohama metro area, and on clear days the unmistakable cone of Mount Fuji on the right side of the aircraft. The left side mostly shows the flatter Chiba countryside and Pacific coastline with less definition. Notable sights include: Mount Fuji, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo-Yokohama skyline, Boso Peninsula coastline.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. On approach into Schiphol from the northeast, the right side typically offers views over the IJsselmeer lake and the historic core of Amsterdam with its canal rings, while the left side mostly shows flat, repetitive polder farmland with drainage canals. Notable sights include: IJsselmeer lake, Amsterdam canal ring and city center, polder farmland, North Sea Canal.

The flight from New Tokyo International (NRT) to Schiphol (AMS) takes 11h 50m.

Sea of Okhotsk coastline, Siberian taiga and river deltas near the Ob and Yenisei basins, the low relief of the Ural Mountains, and the flat Baltic coastal plain approaching Northern Europe