off to the side
- asideBrief theatrical digression
- sidewaysToward one side
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- marginEdge of a page
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
flanking · sidelined · adjacent · lateral · askew · offstage · tangent · detour · swerve · veer · shoulder · curb · fringe · wing · bench · bypass · digression · oblique
spatial position
off to the sidefront and center
Prominent central position
dead center · in the middle · center stage · head-on · straight ahead
prominence/attention
off to the sidecenter stage
Position of maximum attention
in the spotlight · front and center · in the limelight · in plain view · in full view