Situation: I am writing on a whiteboard with a square table behind me.
Alternative situations: I am standing and facing the middle of the whiteboard looking up to read the word at the top of the whiteboard. After cleaning the table behind me, I am erasing messages from a whiteboard in front of me, longing for a rest on a couch in my 4 o'clock direction.
Question: What is nearer tome, the tables or the cabinet?