"J'adore faire du sport près de l'océan."

Translation: I love exercising near the ocean.

[ladylaurabacia]

Why not "i love exercising by the ocean"?

[mhw38]

why not "I like to ..."

[j-etudie]

is ocean and mer the same thing ? It is more common to hear mer

[Lucien660983]

"Mer" means "sea" and "océan" "ocean". It's the same nuance in French and English, I believe, "une mer" being generally not as big and open as "un océan" (there are only 4 or 5 oceans on earth), but "la mer" can be used as a broad term, at a smaller scale.

[j-etudie]

Thankyou !