Legitimately, how do you? Without prior knowledge of the direction you are facing and the sun is right above you or you can’t see it.

Cardinal directions have always been hard for me and I’m only now just starting to use them out of job necessity.

Left and right takes a second most of the time, ask me to look north and it’s going to be a long while.

If I’m somewhere new or lost like op, it’s just cruel to say “go west”