Orientation may refer to:
Positioning in physical space Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building design Orientation of churches, the architectural feature of facing ("orienting"), churches towards the east (Latin: oriens) Coin orientation, a description of the orientation of opposite faces of a coin with respect to one another Page orientation, the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing In Animal navigation, turning the body to a desired heading, e.g. in the correct direction of migration Orientation (sign language), the orientation of the hands when signing Terms of orientation, language used to indicate the orientation of objects
Arts and media Orientation (EP), a 2001 album by Sonata Arctica Orientation (film), a 1996 short film produced by the Church of Scientology "Orientation" (Lost), a 2005 episode of American television series Lost "Orientación", an episode of the American television series Prison Break "Orientation" (Heroes), a 2009 episode of American television series Heroes Orientation (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Mathematics Orientation (geometry), the direction in which a geometrical object is pointed Orientation (space), the choice, in a space, between "clockwise" and "counterclockwise" Orientation (vector space), the specific case of linear algebra Orientability, a property of a geometrical space which allows choosing an orientation, that is, distinguishing an object in the space from its mirror image Orientation (graph theory), an assignment of a direction (orientation) to each edge of an undirected graph
Other uses Orientation (mental), a function of the mind Romantic orientation, the sex or gender with which a person is most likely to have a romantic relationship or fall in love Sexual orientation, the direction of an individual's sexuality with respect to the sex of the persons the individual finds sexually attractive Student orientation, the first week of a university year in several countries An aspect of the initial or "forming" stages of group development
See also Oriented (film), a 2015 documentary film Orientation tensor, a tool in geology/earth sciences Orienteering, a sport involving map orientation Orientation and Mobility