He faces both directions at the same time.

Here, he faces left, doesn’t he?

If we remove part of his face, head, and shoulder, now he’s obviously facing left, isn’t he?

Does he now look forward? 
Is it his nose that leads you to see what you see?
– The original photos were taken by photographer kennysarmy, on Flickr>>
– Thanks to Mr. Blinn for reminding me about this face.