orient

To direct towards or point at a particular direction

• You need a map to orient yourself.

  Sie brauchen eine Karte, um sich zu orientieren.

  Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Some people are better at orienting themselves than others.

  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

To determine which direction one is facing

To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation

To build or place (something) so as to face eastwardselten

To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in natureselten

To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain groupselten

To change direction to face a certain wayselten