diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index dacdacf..c2b597f 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -293,13 +293,13 @@ pub trait PointLike {
         MovementDirection::new(heading.to_degrees())
     }
 
-    fn distance_and_direction(&self, other: &dyn PointLike) -> String {
+    fn direction_and_distance(&self, other: &dyn PointLike) -> String {
         let mut tokens: Vec<String> = vec![];
         let distance = self.distance(other).round() as i32;
         if distance > 0 {
             let tile_or_tiles = if distance == 1 { "tile" } else { "tiles" };
             let direction: String = self.direction(other).into();
-            tokens.push(format!("{} {} {}", distance, tile_or_tiles, direction));
+            tokens.push(format!("{} {} {}", direction, distance, tile_or_tiles));
         }
         tokens.join(" ")
     }
diff --git a/src/exploration.rs b/src/exploration.rs
index fdcdaa7..f3e712f 100644
--- a/src/exploration.rs
+++ b/src/exploration.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ fn exploration_changed_announcement(
             } else {
                 "Unknown".to_string()
             };
-            let mut tokens: Vec<String> = vec![coordinates.distance_and_direction(exploring)];
+            let mut tokens: Vec<String> = vec![coordinates.direction_and_distance(exploring)];
             if fog_of_war {
                 tokens.push("in the fog of war".into());
             }
diff --git a/src/visibility.rs b/src/visibility.rs
index d63c829..5974ac6 100644
--- a/src/visibility.rs
+++ b/src/visibility.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ fn log_visible(
                                 if !seen.contains(&*entity) {
                                     let name = name.to_string();
                                     let location =
-                                        coordinates.distance_and_direction(viewed_coordinates);
+                                        coordinates.direction_and_distance(viewed_coordinates);
                                     log.push(format!("{}: {}", name, location));
                                 }
                                 new_seen.insert(*entity);