Gas and stars in our simulations in face-on and edge-on projections (at z = 0). The red stars indicate the LSR’s location if the M31 is at the same galactic longitude, l, as in reality. The white x flags the locus of the Galactic center. The white dotted circle (a line in edge-on projection) indicates the solar circle. All views are oriented such that M31 lies toward the right. Because of this, the LSR in all projections appears to be placed to the right with respect to the Galactic center. The gray areas shade the zone that is not considered in our cloud statistics (zone of avoidance). The Galactic disk in the 17-11 simulation run is noticeably more extended than in the other realizations. This is compatible with the results in Libeskind et al. (2020).