Depends on which side of the room the chair was. Was it on the east wall or west wall?
excellent point
Cat Stevens
Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the world
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
Mine is the sunlight Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play Praise with elation, praise ev'ry morning God's recreation of the new day
Morning has broken
The windows in that room are north exposures. So the sun would have traveled from right to left, casting light on the left side of the room first and later in the day on the right side.