Master the VOR: set the OBS, watch the CDI deflect, and read TO/FROM as you fly intercepts and tracks around the station. A panel-detail toggle scales from the bare instrument to a heading indicator and on to the full six-pack.
Caution: the behaviour of the instruments and information shown is approximate, for illustration and study only, and may not reflect the exact readings of a real aircraft.
The VOR tells you which radial you are on relative to the station, and — once you select a course with the OBS — how far off that course you are. It knows nothing about your heading, so the picture is identical no matter which way you point.