Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 20

I am the Self, O Gudâkesha, existent in the heart of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and also the end of all beings.

This presence is described as sitting inside every living being, not observing from somewhere outside.

Being named as the beginning, middle, and end of all beings makes this a claim about the whole arc of existence, not just its origin point. What's shown is closeness, not distance.