# 3d Slicer and Amira have different(opposite) orientation

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-slicer-and-amira-have-different-opposite-orientation/41245>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 23, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-slicer-and-amira-have-different-opposite-orientation/41245 "2025-01-23T19:13:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-slicer-and-amira-have-different-opposite-orientation/41245/12 "2025-01-24T19:59:31Z")

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You can change whether patient right is screen left or not. See the below forum post

> [@A bit of confusion about the slicer coordinate system](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/a-bit-of-confusion-about-the-slicer-coordinate-system/29883/8):
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> In Edit-\>Application Settings you can change whether patient right is screen left or not. [image] That work came out of the following PR if you are curious about the conversation that led to it.

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