What Went Wrong?
Photoshop’s pasting behavior works in one of two ways. If you’ve made a
selection, then the clipboard’s contents are pasted so that the center of the
clipboard is aligned with the center of the selection. If a selection hasn’t
been made, then the contents are pasted so that the center of the clipboard
aligns with the center of your current view. The level you’re zoomed into
and the portion of the document you’re viewing determines the result.