expression
on the right as one faces it
Used to describe the right-hand side from the perspective of someone facing the object or direction in question. Common in giving directions or describing positions relative to a building, statue, or other landmark.
駅を出て、向かって右にコンビニがあります。
When you leave the station, there is a convenience store on the right as you face it.
その絵の向かって右側に署名がある。
There is a signature on the right side of the painting as you face it.
The left-hand side from the perspective of someone facing the object. Used in the same way as 向かって右 but for the opposite direction.
A fixed phrase composed of 向かって (the te-form of 向かう, 'to face') and 右 ('right'). The expression literally means 'facing it, right'.