Not farther away

• Less distant
• More intimate
• Start of Sarah Adams's well-known hymn
• "___ in bloody thoughts, but not in blood": Richard III
• Easier to reach, say
• "___ My God to Thee"
• Closer (to)
• In closer proximity to
• Like Mars vis-Г -vis Jupiter

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Less distant from. (en-comparative of: near ). prep. Closer