Why do world maps always show the Americas on the west and Asia on the east?

Question

If the world is round can we make any point of the world the center in maps? Or is there a specific reason all the world maps show the continents in the same orientation?

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Answer 1

Because, historically, the Americas were discovered by Europeans by voyaging across the Atlantic, not the Pacific. Most other parts of the world, such as Central Asia, Middle-East or Africa also historically interacted with Europe and thus, adopted the same common style.

Some countries in East Asia show maps the other way round, because that is more beneficial for them.