In Western left-to-right languages, e. g. German, we also read images from left to right. Therefore if a person in the image walks from right to left, he/she is seen as coming to the viewer or welcoming him. A person walking in the opposite direction is seen as moving away from the viewer or leaving the scene.

In which direction do native speakers of a right-to-left-language, such as Hebrew or Arabic, read and interpret an image? Is a person moving from right to left seen as coming to or walking away?

IMHO this question needs to be considered when designing images for an RTL-speaking audience.