Help! how to switch between visual mode and insert mode ?

Help! I want to get to visual mode when I'm in insert mode, the problem is:

if there's a line:

abcdefg

When the cursor is at the end of the line and I use <ESC> to switch to normal mode and use v to visual mode, the cursor goes left, which made me unable to map a command that is universe.

Help!

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