Direction of an altar

[footle2]

In which direction do you usually face when you look at the altar in anglican church?

[Diane1954]

east (I think)

[Octavius]

Are you referring to 'liturgical East'?

It's when the priest/congregation faces East because all the churches were built to face the rising sun as a symbol of the resurrection and also because Jesus would return to Jerusalem, which was also in the East.

[Octavius]

And it made the stained glass windows look pretty in the mornings.

[jno]

depends where you're standing. It's usually towards the east end, but if you're behind it you'll be facing west