Alternative to となり

[thesuker]

I just learned that となり can only be used with things that are the same type and size, so it can't be used to say that a person is next to a building, for example. Is there an alternative word with the same meaning but not as restrictive in use?

 

[Toritoribe]

横 is the word you are looking for.
e.g.
ビルの横に立っている人

 

[thesuker]

どうもありがとう、とりとりべさん。