Place and direction

• Prepositions can indicate the exact location of a noun or pronoun in space.
• in


  the point itself
• at


  general vicinity
• on


  the surface
• inside


  something contained
• at

  exact location or place

  e.g., places where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, or work).
• on


  implies that something is supported or attached to an external surface or is in close proximity.
• in


  implies that something is located in an enclosed space or within a larger area.
• Prepositions that describe an object being higher than a point.


  over, above, on top of
• Over

  Describes an object covered by something else.
• Over

  a position between on and above which is not touching
• Over

  overcoming an obstacle

  Example (when used as an adverb): "He climbed over the fence to get into the backyard."
• Above


  To talk about an object that is a higher position than x vertically.
• On top of


  informal version of over as it includes a preposition at the end.
• Prepositions that describe an object being lower than a point


  under, underneath, beneath, and below.
• Under


  A position below or beneath an object
• Underneath


  To describe something that is below a more specific point
• Beneath


  To describe an object that is directly below another object
• Below


  indicates something at a slightly lower position than what under indicates
• Prepositions that describe an object as being close to a point


  near, by, next to, between, nearby, beside, among, in front of, opposite.
• Near/Close to/By/Beside


  The distance between the two objects is small
• Nearby


  used without a direct object and is generally at the end of a sentence or phrase
• Between


  normally refers to something in the middle of two objects or places.
• Among


  indicates something/someone is in the middle of three or more things or people.
• In front of


  refers to people who are ahead of someone or something else.

  
  

  e.g., a place in a sequence like a line.
• Opposite


  refers to something that is facing another object.

  e.g., things that face each other.
• Among


  Used with a prepositional phrase that involves more than two persons or things.
• Between


  Used only with a prepositional phrase with two persons or things.
• out 


  As a preposition, it shows movement from inside to outside.