Emakimono are viewed horizontally on a desk, and so on, although other art works are mostly set up vertically for appreciation, like wall paintings, fusumae (paintings on sliding-doors panels), kakejiku (hanging scrolls), byobu (folding screens consisting of multiple and joined panels).
絵画作品は、壁画、襖絵、掛軸、屏風などのように垂直に立てた状態で鑑賞するものが多いが、絵巻物は、机の上などに水平に置いて見下ろす形で鑑賞する。