# Door–kitchen–WC alignment (门灶厕对冲)

> Alignment is when the main door, the stove and a WC door sit on one straight axis, looking straight at each other. Home feng shui usually avoids direct pairs such as the main door looking into the stove, or the stove facing a WC door.

- Vietnamese: Đối trục cửa – bếp – nhà vệ sinh
- English: Door–kitchen–WC alignment
- Chinese: 门、灶、厕对冲
- Chinese characters: 门灶厕对冲
- Also called: Đối trục cửa – bếp – WC · Direct alignment

## Explanation

The traditional reasoning: energy rushing from the main door strikes the stove; the stove (Fire, where food is cooked) facing the WC is seen as unclean. For hygiene and privacy, architects avoid these layouts too.

Shifting off the axis, turning a door or adding a partition is often enough to break the line without demolition.

## How Home Check uses it

Home Check checks alignment pairs on the plan after setting polarity, colours the exact spot and suggests moving or turning items to break the axis. — [Feng shui check & fix](https://myhomecheck.ai/feng-shui)

## Related terms

- [Main door as qi intake](https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/main-door-qi-intake): The main door as qi intake is the idea that the main door is the mouth of the home (the qi mouth), where outside energy comes in.
- [Bed head](https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/bed-head): The bed head is where the pillow lies and the sleeper's head rests.
- [Altar sitting](https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/altar-sitting): An altar's sitting is the side its back rests against, opposite the direction it faces.

## Questions

### Does a diagonal view count as alignment?

Usually not. Alignment means two positions on the same straight axis facing each other; a clear diagonal offset is much milder.

### What if the stove cannot be moved?

Add a half wall, change which way the WC door opens, or shift the stove slightly so the two no longer face each other directly.

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Original page: https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/door-kitchen-wc-alignment  
Other languages: [Tiếng Việt](https://myhomecheck.ai/vi/tri-thuc/thuat-ngu/doi-truc-cua-bep-wc/index.md) · [中文](https://myhomecheck.ai/zh/learn/glossary/door-kitchen-wc-alignment/index.md)  
Updated: 2026-10-21