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How can I picture antisymmetry of the Lie derivative?

It's obvious that the Lie derivative defined in terms of Lie brackets is anti-symmetric. But what is an intuitive way to visualize the anti-symmetry in the 'differentiating along a flow' definition?

Thanks!