Navigation vs Directions - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between navigation and directions

is that navigation is navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) while directions is .

(wikipedia navigation)

(en-noun)

(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship

(uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping

(countable) A canal

(head)

(pluralonly) Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something

Please follow the attached directions when assembling these shelves.

I got so lost on my way downtown I had to ask for directions .

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