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I don't understand the right use of 迷う, what is the difference between these
different options :

  * 森で迷う
  * 森に迷う
  * 道に迷う
  * 森で道に迷う
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迷う particle meaning
When 迷う is used with に, what comes before it usually refers to something you
are undecided about, such as 判断 (judgement) and 去就 (course of action), not a
place. 道 in 道に迷う should be understood as “direction”, or a judgment about
which way to go, not a concrete road or street.

When you get lost in a particular place, で should be used. If you get lost in
a particular street, you might say 道で迷う just like you say 駅で迷う when you get
lost at a station. 森で道に迷う means you get lost in a forest. 森で迷う basically means
the same.

で can also be used to limit the scope of things between which you are
undecided. ケーキを食べるかどうかで迷ってる and 拒否と受容の間で迷う in this
[question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/84728/43676) can be seen as
examples of this usage.

森に迷う is not commonly used in the sense of getting lost in a forest. It has a
literary sound to it.
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