Prepositions of place (preposiciones de lugar) indicate where things or people are located, or where actions take place. They connect a verb or noun with a spatial reference, showing location, position, or movement in space. As prepositions, they are followed by nouns but have fixed forms, that is, they do not change based on the number or gender of the noun that acts as their complement. The most common prepositions of place in Spanish are:

There are also a number of common prepositions that show movement toward a direction or destination and are typically used with verbs of movement. These include:

Let's look at each preposition in turn.

"En" is one of the most common and versatile prepositions of place in Spanish and can refer to a position inside a place or on a surface or just at a general location. For example:

This preposition is used to show that something is supported by a surface or is at a position above something else. For example:

"Entre" is used to show that something is in a position between or in the middle of two other things. For example:

To talk about a position in front of something else or directly facing it, we use the preposition "ante." Here are some examples:

This preposition refers to a location under or below something else. For example:

The preposition "a" is used to introduce the destination or target of movement. For example:

"Hacia" is used to specify a general direction toward something, without necessarily indicating the destination. For example:

"Desde" specifies the starting point of movement. It is sometimes used to emphasize the distance from that point of departure. For example:

To indicate the ending point or destination of movement, "hasta" is used. As you can see in the last example above, "desde" and "hasta" can be used together in the same sentence to specify both the point of departure and destination of movement.