diff --git a/runtime/vam/op/over.go b/runtime/vam/op/over.go
index d4d15f1283..cb5c9291b0 100644
--- a/runtime/vam/op/over.go
+++ b/runtime/vam/op/over.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ func (o *Over) flatten(vec vector.Any, slot uint32) vector.Any {
 	switch vec := vector.Under(vec).(type) {
 	case *vector.Dynamic:
 		return o.flatten(vec.Values[vec.Tags[slot]], vec.TagMap.Forward[slot])
+	case *vector.View:
+		return o.flatten(vec.Any, vec.Index[slot])
 	case *vector.Array:
 		return flattenArrayOrSet(vec.Values, vec.Offsets, slot)
 	case *vector.Set:
diff --git a/runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-over-tail-head.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-tail-head.yaml
similarity index 90%
rename from runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-over-tail-head.yaml
rename to runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-tail-head.yaml
index a1c6c55df3..f0283ed960 100644
--- a/runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-over-tail-head.yaml
+++ b/runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-tail-head.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ zed: |
     )
   )
 
+vector: true
+
 input: |
   [[1,2,3],[4,5,6]]
   [[7,8,9]]
diff --git a/runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-where-head.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-where-head.yaml
similarity index 91%
rename from runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-where-head.yaml
rename to runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-where-head.yaml
index b9747633ff..3604abd276 100644
--- a/runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-where-head.yaml
+++ b/runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-where-head.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ zed: |
     )
   )
 
+vector: true
+
 input: |
   [[1,2],[3,4]]
   [[4,3],[2,1]]
diff --git a/runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-where.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-where.yaml
similarity index 91%
rename from runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-where.yaml
rename to runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-where.yaml
index d6279cb568..31a12458c0 100644
--- a/runtime/sam/op/traverse/ztests/nested-where.yaml
+++ b/runtime/ztests/op/over-nested-where.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ zed: |
     )
   )
 
+vector: true
+
 input: |
   [[1,2],[3,4]]
   [[4,3],[2,1]]