The viewing angle from Earth is called “face-on”
According to astronomers, “when we look at this galaxy we are looking into and through an inner spiral arm of our own Milky Way Galaxy.”
“Clouds of gas and dust billow and waft in the foreground of NGC 6814. Thus the reality is that many directions are dimmed or completely hidden from view due to the busy inner workings of our own home.”
“We are lucky that NGC 6814 is an intrinsically bright galaxy and its light skirts some of the thickest clouds of the Milky Way.”
Very lucky!