diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 80aa11f2..f5174863 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - `@rwdocs/core` exposes `RwSite.listSections()`, which returns every documentation section in one call — flat, each with its canonical ref (`kind:namespace/name`), scope path, and full nearest-first ancestry (root last) — so a host no longer needs N+1 `getNavigation()` calls to walk nested sections (which deliberately hide sub-sections as childless leaves).
 
+### Changed
+
+- Opening an inline-comment deep link (`#comment-<id>`), or stepping to an inline comment with `n`/`p`, now lands the highlighted passage about a third of the way down the viewport instead of dead-center — so the passage sits where the eye rests on arrival, with room above for the comment thread.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Relative `.md` links from a leaf page (e.g. `[sibling](./other.md)` in `docs/specs/notif.md`) now resolve to the sibling page (`/specs/other`) instead of a non-existent path nested under the current page (`/specs/notif/other`). Links now follow standard CommonMark semantics — resolved relative to the source file's directory — for both leaf pages and `index.md` directory pages. Links from README/`index.md` homepages (including the `docs/` source-dir prefix case) are unchanged.
diff --git a/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-deeplink.spec.ts b/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-deeplink.spec.ts
index bda3a448..7df46ed9 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-deeplink.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-deeplink.spec.ts
@@ -116,9 +116,22 @@ test("deep-link to an inline comment opens the sidebar and highlights it", async
   const active = page.locator('article rw-annotation[data-active="true"]');
   await expect(active.first()).toBeVisible();
   await expect(active.first()).toBeInViewport();
-  // The passage is centered (not jammed to the top), so the pinned sidebar
-  // thread — whose header anchors to the highlight — is not clipped above the
-  // viewport. Its top must sit at or below 0.
+
+  // The passage lands ~⅓ down the viewport (scroll-margin-top: 33vh +
+  // block:"start"), not centered and not jammed to the top. This leaves room
+  // above for the pinned sidebar thread and matches where the eye rests when
+  // arriving via a deeplink. The getting-started fixture is intentionally tall
+  // enough (its "Tips" section) that the anchor has real scroll room below it,
+  // so 33vh genuinely engages — without the scroll-margin, block:"start" would
+  // land the highlight at top≈0 and fail the lower bound below.
+  const { top, vh } = await active.first().evaluate((el) => ({
+    top: el.getBoundingClientRect().top,
+    vh: window.innerHeight,
+  }));
+  expect(top).toBeGreaterThan(vh * 0.2);
+  expect(top).toBeLessThan(vh * 0.45);
+
+  // The pinned sidebar thread header is still not clipped above the viewport.
   const cardTop = await sidebar
     .getByTestId("comment-thread")
     .first()
diff --git a/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-navigation.spec.ts b/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-navigation.spec.ts
index 94773c8d..67069106 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer/e2e/comment-navigation.spec.ts
@@ -200,8 +200,18 @@ test.describe("Comment keyboard navigation", () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole("complementary", { name: "Comments" })).toBeVisible();
     expect(await activeHighlightId(page)).not.toBeNull();
     await expect(liveRegion(page)).toContainText("Comment 1 of 1");
-    // The active highlight is scrolled into view (centered) on the jump.
-    await expect(page.locator("article rw-annotation[data-active='true']")).toBeInViewport();
+    // The active highlight is scrolled into the upper region on the jump
+    // (scroll-margin-top: 33vh + block:"start"), no longer centered. This page's
+    // anchor sits high enough that, scrolled to the top, it is already above the
+    // 33vh mark — scroll-margin-top can't push it down past the document top — so
+    // here we only assert it is clearly above center (the old block:"center"
+    // landed it at ~50vh). The exact ⅓-down landing is pinned by the deeplink
+    // spec, whose anchor has room to scroll.
+    const active = page.locator("article rw-annotation[data-active='true']").first();
+    await expect(active).toBeInViewport();
+    const top = await active.evaluate((el) => el.getBoundingClientRect().top);
+    const vh = await page.evaluate(() => window.innerHeight);
+    expect(top).toBeLessThan(vh * 0.45);
   });
 
   test("n steps through inline then page comments and wraps", async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/packages/viewer/e2e/fixtures/docs/getting-started/index.md b/packages/viewer/e2e/fixtures/docs/getting-started/index.md
index b913b95d..10cfbd09 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/e2e/fixtures/docs/getting-started/index.md
+++ b/packages/viewer/e2e/fixtures/docs/getting-started/index.md
@@ -14,3 +14,19 @@ Follow these steps to begin:
 
 - [Installation Guide](./installation.md) - How to install
 - [Configuration Guide](./configuration.md) - How to configure
+
+## Tips
+
+A few practices that tend to save time once your setup grows beyond the basics.
+
+Keep your configuration under version control so changes are reviewable. Small,
+focused commits make it easier to trace when a setting changed and why.
+
+Prefer environment variables for secrets and per-machine values, and commit
+only the defaults that are safe to share across every environment.
+
+When something behaves unexpectedly, re-run with verbose logging before
+changing configuration — the logs usually point straight at the cause.
+
+Document any non-obvious setting next to where it is defined, so the next
+reader does not have to reverse-engineer its purpose from behavior alone.
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/components/PageContent.svelte b/packages/viewer/src/components/PageContent.svelte
index a92d0d7a..ca6cb8b9 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/components/PageContent.svelte
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/components/PageContent.svelte
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@
       if (!activeId || !articleRef) return null;
       return articleRef.querySelector(`rw-annotation[data-comment-id="${escapeId(activeId)}"]`);
     },
+    // block:"start" so the highlight lands ~⅓ down via scroll-margin-top: 33vh
+    // (see content.css) — same position as the deeplink reveal.
+    "start",
   );
 
   // Pending-selection overlay — paint the user's in-progress text selection
@@ -549,9 +552,11 @@
     if (kind === "inline") {
       const el = articleRef?.querySelector(`rw-annotation[data-comment-id="${escapeId(id)}"]`);
       if (!el) return false;
-      // Center (not start) — matches keyboard nav, and leaves room above the
-      // passage for the sidebar thread, which pins its header to the highlight.
-      el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "auto", block: "center" });
+      // block:"start" + `rw-annotation { scroll-margin-top: 33vh }` lands the
+      // passage ~⅓ down the viewport (where the eye rests on a deeplink), not
+      // centered — and leaves room above for the pinned sidebar thread. Matches
+      // keyboard nav. CSS offset (not scroll math) keeps it embedded-safe.
+      el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "auto", block: "start" });
       return true;
     }
     // page / resolved: the timeline thread wrapper carries id="comment-<id>".
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/styles/content.css b/packages/viewer/src/styles/content.css
index e241000c..d0e239c1 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/styles/content.css
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/styles/content.css
@@ -387,6 +387,14 @@ rw-annotation {
   background-size: 100% 2px;
   -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
   box-decoration-break: clone;
+  /* When a comment is revealed (deeplink reveal or n/p keyboard nav, both via
+   * scrollIntoView block:"start" in PageContent.svelte), land the highlight
+   * ~⅓ down the viewport instead of at the very top — that is where the eye
+   * rests on arrival. A CSS offset (not manual scroll math) is used so it works
+   * whether the window or an embedding host owns the scroll container. 33vh sits
+   * well below the ~49px sticky mobile header, so it clears it without reusing
+   * --scroll-anchor-offset (which carries header-clearance semantics). */
+  scroll-margin-top: 33vh;
 }
 rw-annotation[data-strategy="fuzzy"] {
   /* Dashed equivalent: a horizontal repeating gradient at the box bottom. */