>>Since it is usually customary to face the person while speaking to them, that would mean they would be in front of you -- hence "forward"...
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>Flashback is not automated yet. On each camera it points forward. You can get it only if you buy an external one... and even that you have to turn manually.

Due to the phonetics in Japanese, the transliteration of "flash" and "flush" end up being identical ( フラッシュ ) ,,, Obviously this does cause some confusion -- are we talking about a WC or a camera?