also: あっち · あち
The station is that way.
あちらに見えるのが富士山です。
What you can see over there is Mt. Fuji.
Refers to a thing physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something known to both but not visible. More polite than あれ.
あちらの方がおいしそうですね。
That one looks more delicious.
あちらが私の傘です。
That is my umbrella.
that person; he; she
Polite way to refer to a person distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known to both. More respectful than あの人.
あちらが山田様でいらっしゃいます。
That person over there is Mr./Ms. Yamada.
あちらはどなたですか。
Who is that person?
Refers to a place distant from both speaker and listener. Can also mean a foreign country, especially a Western nation, in certain contexts.
あちらで少し休みましょう。
Let's rest over there for a bit.
彼はあちらで生まれ育った。
He was born and raised abroad.
The exit is over there.
Who is that person over there?
あちら is the polite, formal way to say 'over there' or 'the other side', while 向こう is the everyday, more casual word for the same idea.
Rarely used kanji form; almost always written in kana.
Obsolete kana form; not used in modern Japanese.