Situation: I am sitting on a chair facing another chair at the front and there is a bookshelf on my right.
Alternative situations: I find my tie on the bookshelf then walk past it to sit in the chair between the bookshelf and the dresser as I put my tie on. I am resting on the chair to the left side of the bookshelf while reading a novel.
Question: What is nearer to me, the plant or the bookshelf?