возле

In a sentence

• Я поставил стул возле окна.

  I placed the chair near the window.

  Here, 'возле' is used to indicate the spatial proximity of the chair to the window.

• Дети играли возле реки.

  The children were playing near the river.

  In this sentence, 'возле' denotes the location of the children's play area relative to the river.

• Она остановилась возле магазина.

  She stopped near the shop.

  The term 'возле' here points out the spatial relationship between her stopping point and the shop.