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これ and それ are both used to refer to things, but the difference lies in distance. これ means 'this' and refers to something near the speaker. それ means 'that' and refers to something closer to the listener than the speaker. Both can refer to physical objects or more abstract things.

それ refers to something closer to the listener than to the speaker, or something just mentioned, similar to 'that' in English. あの points to something far from both the speaker and listener, or something both people are aware of. あの must be used with a noun, like あの本 ('that book'), while それ can stand alone.

それ and あれ are both similar to the English word 'that' and are used to refer to objects or ideas away from the speaker. それ refers to something near the listener or just mentioned in conversation. あれ points to something far from both the speaker and listener, or something both people are aware of. For physical objects, think of それ as 'that near you' and あれ as 'that over there.'

ここ refers to a location where the speaker is, or is pointing to (like on a map), and is similar to 'here' in English. それ refers to something near the listener or something just mentioned, like 'that.' The key difference is that ここ refers to a place, while それ refers to a thing.

そこ and それ both refer to something previously mentioned or something closer to the listener than the speaker. そこ refers to a place and is similar to 'there' in English. それ refers to a thing or idea, like 'that.' Both are used when the speaker and listener share an understanding of what is being referred to, so the name doesn't need to be repeated.

この points to something near the speaker, like 'this' in English, and must be followed by a noun (e.g., この本 = 'this book'). それ, on the other hand, refers to something near the listener or recently mentioned, like 'that.' Unlike この, それ can be used on its own to mean 'that' or 'that thing.'

その and それ both refer to something closer to the listener than the speaker, like 'that' in English. それ is used by itself to mean 'that' or 'that thing.' その must be followed by a noun, as in その本 ('that book'). In other words, それ stands alone, while その comes before a noun.

どれ is a question word used to ask 'which' or 'which one' when choosing from three or more options. それ, on the other hand, refers to something near the listener or something already mentioned, similar to 'that' in English. Unlike どれ, それ is not a question word.

あそこ refers to a place far from both the speaker and listener, or a known location not close to either. It's similar to 'over there' or 'that place' in English. それ, on the other hand, refers to an object near the listener or something just mentioned, like 'that.' The difference is whether you're referring to a place or a thing, and from whose perspective.