Difference between in the back of, and at the back of

There is a little garden in the back of the house.
This means that there is a garden actually INSIDE the house.
You may hear this sentence, but the speaker is actually meaning:
There is a little garden in the backyard of the house.

The sentence should be:
Ther

Thanks very much. ......So "in the back of" means one is inside something, while "at the back of " means one is outside something. ........Does this rule apply to "in the front of" and "at the front of"? Thanks

Not quite.
'in' always has the idea of being 'surrounded':
get in the car
I'll sit in the front passenger seat, and you sit in the back.
he is in London
put it in the box

Remember I said that 'at' indicates general location.
So, 'at the back of the cupboard I found an old photograph of...' is giving the general location of where you found the photograph. The cont

Here are three sentences with "in the front of " I found online: There is a blackboard in the front of the classroom.....I hear this noise in the front of my car when I am braking......He likes to sit in the front of a bus. Thanks

Hi,

Thanks for your help.

Is there a phrase "in back of"?

How does "in front of" differ from "in the front of" and "at the front of"?
Is it like this: "in front of" means one outside something, similar to "before”; "in the front of" means one inside something; "at the front of" means more generally, one inside or outside something.

Thanks again.

Sorry for asking again.

Terryxpress He likes to sit in AT the front of a bus.

I wonder why you used "at" instead of "in" in this sentence.
Does not "in the front" mean "inside the front"?
Why not use a specific word rather than a general word?

Thanks.

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