order of head gasket Left or Right

This is gonna seem like a very dumb question. I doing a head gasket replacement and I don't know for sure which cylinder is left and which one is right as instructions say one gasket is L and the other R. The instructions also say sitting in vehicle right side then sitting in vehicle L side but the engine is transverse (side ways). Lastly I've assumed the right is closest to driver L is farthest but I don't want to be wrong.