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If it were me, I'd start about 12 - 18 inches away from the guitar, capsule at the same height of the guitar facing straight on pointed at the 12th fret. Depending on the guitar / sound you're looking for, you may want to move the mic slightly more toward the body of the guitar.

I've used this technique quite a bit with small diaphragm condenser mics when recording acoustic guitar that was intended to fit into a larger mix. If its a solo thing you may want to try a large diaphragm condenser or ribbon.
 
To me it also depends on what kind of sound you are after. How much "direct" sound do you want, do you want more or less bass in the sound? A spot which I found interesting is having the mic close to the player's right ear (assuming it is a right handed guitar) but the sound has less attack as you don't pick up the direct strings, only indirect.
 
There's a very natural sounding spot most people don't know about to place a small diaphram condenser mic on good acoustic guitars. On a right handed guitarist its on the rear of the guitar just below the right armpit where there's a lot of the guitar back exposed. Put the mic about 3-4 inches away pointed directly at the back of the guitar. You won't pick up any bass boom like you can get from the hole when miking in front and its a very balanced sound with surprisingly good highs. The only drawback is if you have a player that turns around on a rotating stool because they might hit the mic. I've blended this with a front mic too for an interesting spread.
 

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