DESK POSITION: LIGHT AND LAYOUT RECORD
Original examples are fictional; no room or light measurements.

DATE / TIME / CLOUD OR DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS:
TASK / DISPLAY / PAPER USED:
WINDOW RELATIVE TO SEATED PERSON AND DISPLAY:
BLIND / CURTAIN / GENERAL LIGHT / TASK LIGHT:
BRIGHT BACKGROUND OR REFLECTION OBSERVED:
DOOR VIEW / SCREEN PRIVACY / CALL BACKGROUND:
DOOR SWING / CHAIR PULLBACK / ROUTE:
FIXED FURNITURE / LEASE / SHARED-USE CONSTRAINT:
ONE CHANGE TRIED:
SAME-TASK OBSERVATION AFTERWARD:
OTHER TIMES OR CONDITIONS NOT CHECKED:
KEEP / REVERSE / QUESTION TO RESOLVE:

FICTIONAL LOG
09:00 | Window beyond display; blind open | Bright background distracts from same document | Adjust existing blind; retain task lamp | Background less distracting; no illumination measurement
13:00 | Window behind chair | Window reflection crosses display | Try feasible side-window position | Reflection less obvious; chair route still unresolved
18:00 | Side-window trial; daylight fading | Paper notebook harder to read | Use task light away from display | Paper clearer; daylight-only trial insufficient

SIX CASES AND ANSWERS
1. You can see the door, but a bright window is directly beyond the monitor. Does doorway visibility settle the layout?
Answer: No. Check the bright background separately. Doorway awareness and comfortable viewing are different observations. Try a feasible display orientation or existing shading, then repeat the same reading task. A traditional position label cannot cancel a lighting problem.

2. A window is behind your chair and its outline appears on the screen. Is this the same problem as a window beyond the monitor?
Answer: The observed issue is a reflection on the display, rather than only a bright background beyond it. Identify where the light appears before choosing a change. OSHA’s right-angle display/window arrangement is a starting option; existing blinds and other light sources still need checking. “Window behind the desk” alone is ambiguous.

3. A side-window arrangement works at 09:00. Can you call it glare-free for the whole year?
Answer: No. Record the hours, conditions and task actually checked. CCOHS describes daylight as dependent on sunlight direction, cloud cover, surroundings and season. One morning does not verify an afternoon, another season, or another screen and task.

4. Moving the desk to see the entrance prevents the room door from opening properly. Should the symbolic position take priority?
Answer: Keep the doorway and route usable; reject that placement. USFA says to keep doors and windows unblocked. This worksheet supplies no universal passage width or building-specific approval. Another sightline or a communication habit can be considered within actual constraints.

5. A practitioner associates a commanding desk position with career. Does that prove a promotion or improved concentration?
Answer: No. Attribute the convention and keep outcomes separate. The checked Tori McBrien article describes a visible entrance without direct alignment and identifies Black Sect practice. It is a practitioner explanation, not a controlled study establishing career or mental-health effects.

6. Your desk is fixed with your back to the entrance, but you work comfortably and others announce themselves. Must you buy a mirror?
Answer: No purchase follows from that layout description alone. A mirror is one practitioner suggestion, not a requirement or verified remedy. Check whether a practical problem exists. A new reflection can create glare or expose the screen, so evaluate those consequences first.

SOURCE BOUNDARY
OSHA: right-angle display/window starting option, not a glare guarantee.
CCOHS: daylight and task lighting depend on actual conditions.
USFA: keep doors/windows unblocked; no universal clearance number.
Tori McBrien / IFSG: named Black Sect convention, not career or health evidence.