Here is a goal: How to dismiss a notification on an android phone

How would you accomplish this goal?

Options are: (1). Use a finger to swipe down from the top of the display to the bottom. Find the notification you want to dismiss. Use a finger to swipe that notification from the top to the bottom, or vice versa.; (2). Use a finger to swipe down from the top of the display to the bottom. Find the notification you want to dismiss. Use a finger to swipe that notification from the right to the left, or vice versa.;
(2).