Vdavidoff,
Wow, I looked at it just like you did thinking 'top' view, even though its clearly labeled 'bottom' view! Even once I knew it was the bottom view I still had a hard time flipping it spatially in my mind. So much that I had to cut out a piece of paper label the bottom (1,2,3), flip it over label the top and then orient it the same as in your picture... its crazy what the mind insists on seeing.
--Greg