There's a convenience store right beside the station.
He was standing close to me.
She was always right there beside me.
Construction is going on right nearby, so the noise bothers me.
傍ら is a more literary word for 'beside' or 'at one's side', while すぐそば is the everyday, spoken equivalent.
遠く means 'far away', the direct opposite of すぐそば, which means 'right beside' or 'very close'.
Kanji spelling using 側; less common than kana but still encountered.
Rare mixed kanji-kana spelling; 直ぐ is an uncommon rendering of すぐ.
Rare full-kanji spelling; both 直ぐ and 側 are unusual for this word.
Compound of すぐ (immediately, directly) and そば (side, vicinity). The kanji 側 is sometimes used for そば, but kana is standard.