[ianai]

I was taught to think of voltage as a level or “elevation” of sorts. Ie the difference between two charges in relation to one another.

[hackits]

I was taught the same, though I never liked the concept of elevation, water, ect... It easier for me to quantify it when it relates to the real world such as newton force or doing work. The other reason I never really liked the concept of elevation it means nothing if you dont have gravity that is constantly acting on a object.

[solipsism]

The other reason I never really liked the concept of elevation it means nothing if you dont have gravity that is constantly acting on a object

It's an analogy. That's how analogies work. I was hoping for some substantive reasons the analogy doesn't hold.