Why is .widget-area outside of .site-content?

[olegovk]

It seems from previous discussions that .widget-area used to be a sibling of .content-area, i.e. inside of .site-content. According to naming convention it looks very logical this way. However now .widget-area is outside of .site-content.

Is there a specific reason why it's outside now, making it a site-level element, rather than part of site content?

[GitaStreet]

Where do you see this?
I see the starting .site-content starts in header.php and closing in footer.php.

index.php and page.php use to get_sidebar() before get_footer() - so .widget-area is still wrapped in the .site-content.

[olegovk]

How embarrassing... you are right.
Thanks for kindly answering, though.