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I understand the obvious uses of へ. My understanding gets a bit fuzzy when it comes to things other than a physical direction toward a physical place.
For example; a sentence such as this: 勝ちへ向かう
Is this limited to just goals/expectations? Is there any limit to what goals/expectations can use this particle? Honestly, I wish this particle could just mean 'to' in general. :/
There's nothing special about 勝ち in the sentence. In fact, I think you can safely think of へ as "to, toward, towards", both for physical and metaphorical direction.
日本語の理解へ !
Towards a better understanding of Japanese!明るい未来へ !
Towards a brighter future!
The use of "へ" does not depend much on the relationship.
For "向かう", however, there are two meanings.
A:
"駅へ向かう"
I headed to the station.
I headed to *the destination*.
B:
"勝ちへ向かう"
I headed for the win.
I headed for *the state(or the time)*.
