Jamshidi, and Pati studied wayfinding and how design can make it less likely that people get lost. They determined that among their study participants “the environmental elements that contributed to wayfinding were landmarks, corridors, nodes, regions, stairs, central spaces, courtyards, entrances, connecting halls, voids, doors, interior windows, and outdoor views.”
Saman Jamshidi, and Debajyoti Pati. “Identifying Environmental Elements and Attributes That Contribute to Indoor Wayfinding: An Exploratory Study Utilizing Think-Aloud Protocol.” Journal of Interior Design, in press, https://doi.org/10.1177/10717641231207031