It can be a bit hit and miss. One of the things that can increase the hit rate is to find some "location cues" so that, as near as possible, you get back in exactly the right position. Often those can be out of site in the shot itself, like a cushion on the floor to show where to put your feet, one behind to show where to sit and perhaps something to fix your face (eg. "if I look left, I'm gazing at the edge of the bookshelf, and then I turn my head right and look at the picture on the far wall").
To give more chance of a good result, try to set up the shot for a reasonably deep Depth of Field. Get further away from the camera (you can crop down later to frame the picture); if you want a blurred backdrop, make sure that is further away still.
Most importantly, don't give up too soon. Before you move everything, try several takes - one might have the magic. For example, this is my most recent addition to the
fiftytwo project:
I am pleased with this one but there were about 20-30 further attempts that got deleted once I got back to the computer.
Wulf