spatial relationships
Where things are
Spatial relationships describe how objects are positioned relative to each other in space—above, below, beside, inside, between, near, far.
Children learn spatial relationships early: The ball is under the table.
The concept is fundamental to geometry, architecture, navigation, and everyday tasks like parking a car or arranging furniture.
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- on top ofDirectly above something
- depthDistance below surface
- vectorQuantity with direction
- adjacencyState of being beside
next to · side by side · topology · proximity · boundary · in front of · containment · inside out · near · personal space · angle · orientation · left and right · between · line · distance · close · perspective
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- abstract artabstract art, abstract expressionism, abstraction, expressionism, abstract composition