Near field and far field mislabel room zones better called direct versus reflected-sound dominant

Evidence

In some publications the region ahead of the critical distance is called the “near field” and that on the distant side is called the “far field”. This is an unfortunate use of the terms because, as has been seen in Section 12.2, there is another use related to sound sources with, I think, a longer history. More accurate terms could be “direct-sound dominant” and “reflected-sound dominant” describing circumstances in the performance venue. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1306

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the competing uses of near-field/far-field in room acoustics versus source radiation contexts.