3 Look OLL

3-Look OLL (Orientation of the Last Layer) is an intermediate method for orienting the top face of a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube. It serves as a bridge between the Beginner's Method and the standard 2-Look OLL.

Overview

3-Look OLL is used to orient the last layer in exactly three steps. It is faster than the beginner method but requires fewer algorithms than 2-Look OLL (which requires 10) or Full OLL (which requires 57).

Steps

Step 1: Edge Orientation (EO)

The goal is to form a cross on the top layer.

• Dot Case: F R U R' U' F' f R U R' U' f'
• L-Shape: f R U R' U' f'
• Line Case: F R U R' U' F'

Step 2: Corner Orientation (Part 1)

If you do not have exactly one corner oriented, perform the Sune algorithm from any angle to reach a state where only one corner is oriented correctly.

• Algorithm: R U R' U R U2 R'

Step 3: Final Orientation (Sune & Anti-Sune)

Identify if you have a Sune or Anti-Sune case based on the position of the oriented corner and the side stickers (hints).

• Sune
• Anti-Sune

Name	Case Diagram	Algorithm
Sune		OLL R U R' U R U2' R' OLL (U') R' U2' R U R' U R
Anti-Sune		OLL (y') R U2 R' U' R U' R' OLL (U2) R' U' R U' R' U2 R OLL (U') R U2' R' U' R U' R' OLL L' U' L U' L' U2 L

Comparison

Method	Looks	Algorithms
Beginner's	3-4	2
2-Look OLL	2	10
3-Look OLL	3	4-5

See Also

• OLL - Full list of Orientation cases.
• 2-Look OLL - The next step after learning 3-Look.
• PLL - Permutation of the Last Layer.
• CFOP method - The most popular advanced solving method.
• 3LLL - 3-Look Last Layer.