Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city.
"East side of the city ..."  This was the elevated portion of the terrain and provided a better vantage point for seeing the city overthrown, an event Jonah hoped for, contrary to his expectations.  His preaching had probably begun on the west side of the city; and thus it may be concluded that he had completed his warning of the entire metropolis.