Would the Earth appear to be spinning off center when viewed from geostationary orbit?

In 2001:A Space Odyssey, from Space Station V the Earth appears to be spinning around a center that is near the edge of the planet. Phone call from space station scene

If the same station (300 meters in diameter) was in a geostationary orbit (35,786 km from the Earth), would the apparent center of spin of the Earth appear to be at the center of the planet, or slightly off center of the planet's center to the human eye? Using Earth's diameter as 12,750 km.

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