Which table exactly is the “left” table and “right” table in a JOIN statement (SQL)?

Question

What makes a given table the left table?

Is it that the table is indicated in the \"From\" part of the query?

Or, is it the left table because it is on the l

Answer 1

The right table is always the table that you are joining on. So yes, both of your statements are equivalent.

JOIN [Table] ON ...

[Table] is always the right table.