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To me, home isn’t a known place. There is no clear definition of home, as I have no place I would call home. I would consider home to be somewhere that makes a person happy in most or all ways. It could involve the layout of the home, its geographic location, or the social environment. To call a place home, I think it needs to fulfill all of the conditions outlined above.

Part of why a place could be home is its location. If you have a strong relationship with your family, your home might be somewhere close to them. If you have good memories of an area, that place could be an excellent spot to look for a home. Considering where other things in relation to the home are is important as well. The best home should have easy access to other locations. A home may be perfect inside, but it won’t be a nice home unless the outside works for you as well.

The inside of a home also matters. A house could be in the best place in the world, but it won’t matter if the house itself is not good. A home should be the right size and shape for you. If there are multiple people, a home needs to accommodate all of them. A home should also be easy to move around in. If a home can’t be happily lived in, it’s probably not a good home.

The final part of what makes somewhere home is the people. Neighbors, friends, and family are central aspects of what makes a house into a home. If the neighbors are loud or rude, it can make it uncomfortable to live there. It’s also important to like anyone who shares the home with you, or it could quickly turn into a much less happy place. For it to be a home, the people are just as if not more important than the physical parts of a home.

Because I’ve never considered a specific place to be home, I decided to think and write about what would make somewhere become home for me. Where a home is located determines where someone could go or who they could visit. The inside of a home makes it comfortable. The people around or in a home influence how happy a home is. A home is different for all people, but this is how I would decide if somewhere was home.