North west
South and east
opposite the direction south.
Opposite of North.
Usually, south is the opposite of north.
The opposite direction of southeast is northwest.
South and east
SW (Southwest) is the opposite of NE (Northeast).
The opposite direction for east-northeast is west-southwest.
north east
SSW is the opposite of NNE.
North west
The opposite of northeast is southwest. This direction is found by combining the opposite of north (which is south) and the opposite of east (which is west). Thus, southwest represents the diagonal direction that is 180 degrees from northeast.