**tl;dr** : Should `へ` be replaced with `に` here?

I was reading [Imabi](https://www.imabi.net/) and found the following example:

> 小屋は山へ面している。

As far as I know, `へ` is used with motion verbs especially when transition
from one (current) location to the destination (marked by `へ`) occurs:

> A particle that indicates the direction toward which some directional
> movement or action proceeds. ( _A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar_ )

Why do the author of Imabi use this particle in this particular situation if
the word `[面]{めん}する` means _to front/to face smth_?

I know another particle that can be translated as "towards" — `を`, but
according to Imabi it requires an _action_ verb, what (in my opinion) the
`[面]{めん}する` is not.

Another particle which can mark direction is `に`, which can replace `へ` in
most cases. `に` can also mark indirect objects, so I believe it is the best
candidate to replace `へ`.

**FYI** : This example is Ex. 18 in [第36課:
～ている](https://www.imabi.net/teiru.htm)
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grammar verbs particle-に particle-を particle-へ
The particle へ in 山へ面している
[BCCWJ](https://pj.ninjal.ac.jp/corpus_center/bccwj/en/) has **1100**
instances of `に面し`/`に面す` but **no** instances of `へ面し`/`へ面す`, so you should
always use に. That said, we can still find some examples of ～へ面していて on Google,
and I personally feel they are not awfully bad. Meaning-wise, I see no
difference.
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