Personally, I dunno about the whole idea of insisting there’s a ‘default’ way to look at and hold a cube, the same techniques can work from any side color, as long as you keep it consistent and keep your mind on track.

Then again, I’m also a cube turner, but I’ll be reorienting the entire cube while turning one of the sides at the same time.

I dunno, I’m no expert yet, but I’m learning as I play around with it.