A yard is an area of land immediately adjacent to one or more buildings. It may be either enclosed or open. The word may come from the same linguistic root as the word garden and has many of the same
A subdivision backyard (American English)
A yard in a rural town in Germany (Hildesheim Börde)
Grass-fed cattle, saleyards, Walcha, New South Wales
A patio is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a structure and is typically paved. In Australia, the term is expanded to include roofed structures such as a veranda,
A patio outside of a home in the Netherlands
An outdoor seating area at a restaurant in State College, Pennsylvania