Was it more horizontally laid out or not? The original goal was to orient the switches so that, somewhat horizontally mapped to the same coordinates, you would

Was it more horizontally laid out or not? The original goal was to orient the switches so that, somewhat horizontally mapped to the same coordinates, you would see a clear marking of where you are and be able to turn on lights "in front" of you or "behind you". So if your finger started from the "You are here" dot, flipping the switch closest to it would turn on the light nearest you. Alternatively, perhaps you could put a symbol or distinguishing feature on the light switch you hit most often to indicate that it's not the one you want. E.g. a window, room feature, or label the door?