TH10/11 Trophy pushing- How do you analyze a base before you attack?

Just curious here... how do each of you analyze a base before attacking it? I'm not talking about clan wars exactly -mostly regular trophy pushing sessions.

Here are some questions for you -but don't limit your responses!

• What do you look at first?
• Do you make a habit of always doing something the same -i.e. always coming in on the side closest to aq/cc?
• Do you have any bad habits?
• Do you always use the same army and spell comp for pushing?
• I know a lot of this can be based on base layout, but generally speaking, do you have any 'rules of thumb' that you go by?
• Do you look for the quickest path to the TH and ensure at least 1 star or are you always planning for 2 or more stars?

I'm just curious as to how others analyze their bases before they attack.