diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
index c26b87ba..061bc2e5 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,19 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container implements OutlineableInterfac
         return { x: this.x, y: this.y };
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns position based on where player is currently facing
+     * @param shift How far from player should the point of interest be.
+     */
+    public getDirectionalActivationPosition(shift: number): { x: number, y: number } {
+        switch (this.lastDirection) {
+            case PlayerAnimationDirections.Down: { return { x: this.x, y: this.y + shift }; }
+            case PlayerAnimationDirections.Left: { return { x: this.x - shift, y: this.y }; }
+            case PlayerAnimationDirections.Right: { return { x: this.x + shift, y: this.y }; }
+            case PlayerAnimationDirections.Up: { return { x: this.x, y: this.y - shift }; }
+        }
+    }
+
     public getObjectToOutline(): Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject {
         return this.playerNameText;
     }
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/ActivatablesManager.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/ActivatablesManager.ts
index 90f1c8d3..f5f893db 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/ActivatablesManager.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/ActivatablesManager.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class ActivatablesManager {
     private currentPlayer: Player;
 
     private readonly outlineColor = 0xffff00;
+    private readonly directionalActivationPositionShift = 50;
 
     constructor(currentPlayer: Player) {
         this.currentPlayer = currentPlayer;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ export class ActivatablesManager {
         return closestObject;
     }
     public updateActivatableObjectsDistances(objects: ActivatableInterface[]): void {
-        const currentPlayerPos = this.currentPlayer.getPosition();
+        const currentPlayerPos = this.currentPlayer.getDirectionalActivationPosition(this.directionalActivationPositionShift);
         for (const object of objects) {
             const distance = MathUtils.distanceBetween(currentPlayerPos, object.getPosition());
             this.activatableObjectsDistances.set(object, distance);
@@ -89,7 +90,10 @@ export class ActivatablesManager {
     public updateDistanceForSingleActivatableObject(object: ActivatableInterface): void {
         this.activatableObjectsDistances.set(
             object,
-            MathUtils.distanceBetween(this.currentPlayer.getPosition(), object.getPosition())
+            MathUtils.distanceBetween(
+                this.currentPlayer.getDirectionalActivationPosition(this.directionalActivationPositionShift),
+                object.getPosition(),
+            )
         );
     }
 }