Yeah, usually you go to;

Edit>Preferences. And there is an option to create new objects within view, or at world center.

But, yes the preview window and the main window do not always correspond if the main window is not the same aspect ratio as the preview window, which I believe is always a 4:3 ratio (like 640x480, 800x600, etc)

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