That depends on what kind of plant you have. Hopefully you surveyed the light from your available windows and selected a plant suited to your home’s conditions. If you just picked something that looked pretty and didn’t think about where it would go first, that’s on you! Anyway, most houseplants will want to live within three feet of a light source. Some, like sansevieria, might carry on in the nether regions of the room. But don’t push it, especially with your first plant. If you have a plant that thrives in bright sun, like a succulent, give it a front row seat. If it’s a variety known to scorch easily or droop in too much sun, let it hang back a bit—tuck it behind a sheer curtain, or perch it by the window that’s shaded by an awning or the building next door. If you have no clue where what kind of light your plant needs, check the tag that came with it. Or, you know, just Google it.