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Figuring out which way is up, literal or otherwise.
means The position or direction something faces, or the process of getting your bearings in a new place or situation.
from From Latin 'oriens,' the rising sun — to orient was literally to face east, toward the dawn, which is exactly where old maps and churches pointed.
East firstMaps once put east, not north, on top.
Church designCathedrals built facing the rising sun were 'oriented.'
Day oneModern usage stretched it to first-day office onboarding.