Tom, I have always assumed that reversed configuration options were available.
Fortunately, in both homes where my mom's stove lived, there were cabinets/counter tops on the burner side of the stove top. I'm not comfortable with situations where there isn't generous space between the cooking surface and the nearest wall. It's one of the reasons why I'm not inclined to use the ceramic smooth top electric module on my POS Gaggaenaubueno "Vario" cooktop. At least the gas side, which I prefer to use anyway, has countertop space next to it.