You want those boards to look like they are laid they way they are in a bowling alley, all the way into the home through to the back. Running the flooring boards from the main entrance of a room toward the opposite wall simplifies the sightline and makes the room appear less busy. It is therefore the preferred choice in most cases. When installing a floor in an entire house, the main entrance is usually the sightline reference, and the boards run away from it. If you maintain the same direction throughout the house, the boards may run across the entrances of some rooms. Although you can always change the flooring direction in doorways to prevent this, you must also take joist direction into account.
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Go with the long way of your room rather than the short way.
You want those boards to look like they are laid they way they are in a bowling alley, all the way into the home through to the back. Running the flooring boards from the main entrance of a room toward the opposite wall simplifies the sightline and makes the room appear less busy. It is therefore the preferred choice in most cases. When installing a floor in an entire house, the main entrance is usually the sightline reference, and the boards run away from it. If you maintain the same direction throughout the house, the boards may run across the entrances of some rooms. Although you can always change the flooring direction in doorways to prevent this, you must also take joist direction into account.
What is your project?
Run them perpendicular to the door.