Train the most common GeoGuessr confusions.
Strong horizontal headline and compact letterforms.
Also uses a headline, but with rounder hanging shapes.
Both may show a headline, but Devanagari is usually straighter and more continuous while Bengali hangs and curves more.
Quick rule: Look for a stricter roofline in Devanagari and hanging curves in Bengali.
Common mistake: Assuming India automatically whenever you see a headline.
Compact strokes with small loops and a tidy silhouette.
Rounder, airier, and simpler than Thai.
Lao often looks more open and simple; Thai is more compact and shows more small loops.
Quick rule: If everything feels more airy, suspect Lao.
Common mistake: Relying only on roundness instead of overall density.
Compact strokes with small loops and a tidy silhouette.
Highly ornamental, dense, and full of complex curves.
Khmer is more ornamental and dense; Thai keeps a cleaner silhouette.
Quick rule: If it looks decorative and heavy, think Khmer.
Common mistake: Labeling any curved Southeast Asian script as Thai.
Large rounded loops strongly associated with Sri Lanka.
Latin alphabet with Malay vocabulary useful for GeoGuessr.
The difference is dramatic here: Sinhala is highly curved; Malay uses Latin script and depends on vocabulary.
Quick rule: If you see Latin letters, switch to keyword recognition; if you see big loops, think Sri Lanka.
Common mistake: Using language guesses before identifying the writing system.