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Here is my sentence,

> ドア **の所** にかさを立てておきます.

I've seen this の所 usage where it didn't quite make sense in other readings as
well. This specific reading is from the tango n4 book and they have the
english translation as, "I stood my umbrella by the door." 所 can mean place or
spot. Is it common in Japanese to add this on to specific locations? So while
ドアにかさを立てておきます may be acceptable, the usage of の所 in ドアの所にかさを立てておきます is the
more common way of saying a target location in certain situations. Would that
be correct?
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Why is の所 used after ドア in this sentence?
> 「ドアの所{ところ}にかさを立{た}てておきます。」

You have pretty much answered your own question. 「～～の所」 means the same thing
as 「～～のすぐ近{ちか}く」 or 「～～のそば」, which would be " ** _in close proximity to ~~_**
" in English.

This 「ところ」 is used heavily by the native speakers, so you will keep
encountering it.

Not that you would need to know at this stage, but we often pronounce 「～～のところ」
as 「～～ **ん** とこ」 in colloquial speech. Thus, you will hear us say 「ドアんとこ」.

Without using 「の所」, the sentence:

> 「ドアにかさをたてておきます。」

is grammatical, but it means " ** _I will stand the umbrella (directly)
against the door_**." People generally would not do that for obvious reasons.
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