Front is closest to Object. Back is farthest away from Object. school - teacher is object. so if you sit closest to teacher, you're in "front" row. concert - musician/band is object. if you want to sit closest, you're in the "front" row. movies - movies screen is object - if you want to sit close as possible - sit in "front" row. Oryx - Oryx is object. plates closest to him are "front" row.