南向き

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 南向き is read みなみむき and functions as a noun or modifier describing a room, building, or slope as facing south.
• Basic usage: Put の before a noun in 南向きの部屋, or state the orientation with 部屋は南向きだ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Direction faced
  • 南向きの斜面 means that the slope faces south. It is different from merely being located south of another place.
• 南向き and 南側
  • 南向き states the direction something faces, while 南側(みなみがわ) identifies its southern side or a location on the south side.
• Brightness and orientation
  • The room being bright is a specific description in the example. The word 南向き alone does not guarantee brightness at every time of day.