When adding a description to your image uploads, it is preferred to include the view direction compass point as this supports the coordinates section of Template:Image details. The view direction only has to be an approximate. Some image metadata will have the view direction embedded in it, along with latitude, longitude and elevation/altitude.
Below is a table of the 16 different points of the compass rose and what you have type to show it. Adding the compass point is simple. For a view direction of WNW, just type {{WNW}} and that will render as:
West-northwest (WNW) – Points to around 292.5° (based on the 16-wind compass rose)
| Number | Compass point template | Degrees | You add |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North (N) |
Points to around 0° | {{N}}
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| 2 |  North-northeast (NNE) |
Points to around 22.5° | {{NNE}}
|
| 3 |  Northeast (NE) |
Points to around 45° | {{NE}}
|
| 4 |  East-northeast (ENE) |
Points to around 67.5° | {{ENE}}
|
| 5 |  East (E) |
Points to around 90° | {{E}}
|
| 6 |  East-southeast (ESE) |
Points to around 112.5° | {{ESE}}
|
| 7 |  Southeast (SE) |
Points to around 135° | {{SE}}
|
| 8 |  South-southeast (SSE) |
Points to around 157.5° | {{SSE}}
|
| 9 |  South (S) |
Points to around 180° | {{S}}
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| 10 |  South-southwest (SSW) |
Points to around 202.5° | {{SSW}}
|
| 11 |  Southwest (SW) |
Points to around 225° | {{SW}}
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| 12 |  West-southwest (WSW) |
Points to around 247.5° | {{WSW}}
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| 13 |  West (W) |
Points to around 270° | {{W}}
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| 14 | West-northwest (WNW) |
Points to around 292.5° | {{WNW}}
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| 15 |  Northwest (NW) |
Points to around 315° | {{NW}}
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| 16 |  North-northwest (NNW) |
Points to around 337.5° | {{NNW}}
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Example
And here is how it looks in the first part of Template:Image details.
