It's such an interesting UI thing... every time a 3D model shows up here, someone makes a similar comment. (Another common one is model-relative vs viewer-relative rotation... like if you go to https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/kiyosumi-shirakawa-station-t... and you move the mouse left, should the view pan left or pan right? It's an option you can set in the gear icon).
That's not on you at all, I just wonder if there's active UX research in this specific area (3D viewing on the web, as opposed to in games or VR).
