The difference between Near and Remote

When used as verbs, near means to come closer to, whereas remote means to connect to a computer from a remote location.

When used as adjectives, near means physically close, whereas remote means at a distance.

Near is also noun with the meaning: the left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

Near is also preposition with the meaning: close to, in close proximity to.

Near is also adverb with the meaning: having a small intervening distance with regard to something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Near and Remote

Near as an adjective:

Physically close.
Near as an adjective:

Closely connected or related.
Near as an adjective:

Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.

Examples:

"a near friend"
Near as an adjective:

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.

Examples:

"a version near to the original"
Near as an adjective:

So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.

Examples:

"a near escape"
Near as an adjective (of an event):

Approaching.

Examples:

"The end is near."
Near as an adjective:

Approximate, almost.

Examples:

"The two words are near synonyms."
Near as an adjective (dated):

Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.

Examples:

"the near ox; the near leg"
Near as an adjective (obsolete):

Immediate; direct; close; short.
Near as an adjective (obsolete, slang):

Stingy; parsimonious.

Near as an adverb:

Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.

Examples:

"I'm near-sighted."
Near as an adverb (colloquial):

nearly

Near as a preposition:

Close to, in close proximity to.

Examples:

"There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun."
Near as a preposition:

Close to in time.

Examples:

"The voyage was near completion."

Near as a verb (ambitransitive):

To come closer to; to approach.

Examples:

"The ship nears the land."

Near as a noun:

The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

Remote as an adjective:

At a distance; disconnected.

Examples:

"A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset."
Remote as an adjective:

Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

Examples:

"After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost."
Remote as an adjective (especially with respect to [[likelihood]]):

Slight.

Examples:

"There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes."
Remote as an adjective:

Emotionally detached.

Examples:

"After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief."

Remote as a noun:

Examples:

"I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote."
Remote as a noun (broadcasting):

An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

Remote as a verb (computing):

To connect to a computer from a remote location.