Help - new front brake cable

[Old Dave]

From the "it will be obvious how it goes back" school of mechanicing!!!!

I am putting on a new adjustable front brake cable. I have not done one before. It was only when I was fixing the second side that I realised I wasn't completely sure I knew which way round it should go on over the brake lever blob. Commonsense tells me the resulting "hole" should be as small as possible    - but..................

Is photo A correct

   


OR

Photo B

   


AND

Is Photo C 

   

OR


Photo D  correct?

   


Sorry to be an idiot (again)

Guidance appreciated as always - thanks