Neovim's Screen Motions

Vim includes a group of motions that move the cursor vertically relative to the screen:

CommandAction
Hcursor to line N from top of screen
Mcursor to middle line of screen
Lcursor to line N from bottom of screen

Here is a brief demonstration of these commands and how they behave:

Initial Conditions
Siddhartha
 
by·Herman·Hesse
 
THE·SON·OF·THE·BRAHMAN
 
In·the·shade·of·the·house,·in·the·sunshine·of·the·riverbank·near·the
boats,·in·the·shade·of·the·Salwood·forest,·in·the·shade·of·the·fig
tree·is·where·Siddhartha·grew·up,·the·handsome·son·of·the·Brahman,·the
NORMAL
Top
1:1
 
Move the cursor to bottom of screen
L
Siddhartha
 
by·Herman·Hesse
 
THE·SON·OF·THE·BRAHMAN
 
In·the·shade·of·the·house,·in·the·sunshine·of·the·riverbank·near·the
boats,·in·the·shade·of·the·Salwood·forest,·in·the·shade·of·the·fig
tree·is·where·Siddhartha·grew·up,·the·handsome·son·of·the·Brahman,·the
NORMAL
90%
9:1
 
Move the cursor to middle of screen
M
Siddhartha
 
by·Herman·Hesse
 
THE·SON·OF·THE·BRAHMAN
 
In·the·shade·of·the·house,·in·the·sunshine·of·the·riverbank·near·the
boats,·in·the·shade·of·the·Salwood·forest,·in·the·shade·of·the·fig
tree·is·where·Siddhartha·grew·up,·the·handsome·son·of·the·Brahman,·the
NORMAL
50%
5:1
 
Move the cursor to top of screen
H
Siddhartha
 
by·Herman·Hesse
 
THE·SON·OF·THE·BRAHMAN
 
In·the·shade·of·the·house,·in·the·sunshine·of·the·riverbank·near·the
boats,·in·the·shade·of·the·Salwood·forest,·in·the·shade·of·the·fig
tree·is·where·Siddhartha·grew·up,·the·handsome·son·of·the·Brahman,·the
NORMAL
Top
1:1