Jack and Jack Stand Placement Questions

[greenerob]

This probably seems like a completely stupid question, but when I was 16 I jacked up my car in the wrong spot because it was dark and messed it up a little.

I assume that once the car is raised that you simply place the jack stands under the factory jack location. If that is true, where do you jack up the car from?

Or, do you jack the car from the normal location and place the jack stands in another location for the car to be lowered onto?

If it matter, the reason for this is that I will be replacing front and rear suspension components?

Thanks in advance!