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Originally Posted by Pink Cow
So... Based on what you just gave me, is it safe to say ところ is more specific than ばしょ?
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not really.
場所 is usually a physical location.
ところ can be both physical or non-physical, usually physical when it's written in kanji, and non-physical in kana (but it's not a rule).
example of non physical usage for ところ:
ところで: by the way (an expression)
彼にもかわいい
ところがあります: he can also be cute sometimes. (literally: he also has his cute areas)
definitions:
場所 :
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2...0%B4%E6%89%80/
ところ:
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2...1%93%E3%82%8D/
actually, it's much easier to understand if you look at examples of how it's used:
場所 :
http://eow.alc.co.jp/%E5%A0%B4%E6%89%80/UTF-8/?pg=1
所:
http://eow.alc.co.jp/%E6%89%80/UTF-8/
ところ:
http://eow.alc.co.jp/%E3%81%A8%E3%81.../UTF-8/?ref=sa