Drawing a FBD for a Cup Spinning on a Lazy Susan

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Homework Statement


A cup is spinning around on a Lazy Susan...

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My question is about the perspective. The picture on my book is like this:
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So should I draw the free body diagram from this perspective, with the weight by the Earth on the cup pointing down, or from the top down perspective where I can see the friction force?
 
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You can go either way. Show forces into the page as an X in a circle.
The friction force would be toward the center of the turntable, so would look the same in either view.