Situation: Gotta pick up the basket in front of me so I can put some clothes inside and take them to the machine behind me.
Alternative situations: I was standing in front of the clothes dryer, I placed my basket on top of the dryer so I could open the dryer door in front of me. I remove some wet clothes from the laundry basket and throw them in the dryer the basket sits on.
Question: Which direction should I go if I want to use the table?