寄る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 寄る (よる) is an intransitive verb meaning to stop by a place or move closer to something. The source uses past 寄った and connective 寄って.
• Basic usage: 本屋へ寄った is a brief stop during a journey; 窓の近くに寄って is a request to reduce the distance to the window.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Stopping at a waypoint and moving closer
  • The first sentence's へ frames a visit along a route; the second sentence's 近くに frames reduced distance. The destination context selects the sense of 寄る.