Currently, security, privacy and distances between humans have become a concern of modern human. Different people consider a certain form of privacy and distance between each other for their individual and collective life. This study compares and analyzes discussions on privacy and distances between humans. This study explains the concept of privacy and distance for better understanding and realization of these concepts in personal life. For this purpose, the subject of privacy and distance was extracted from all aspects including architecture, psychology, sociology, medicine and religion. Considering the significance of distance and privacy and its effect on life and social relationships between modern humans, this review used documentary studies and qualitative method to show that extent of distances can be influenced by cultural environment; moreover, extent of distances plays an important role in workspace and its effect on production efficiency and selection of commodities. There is no theoretical consensus and single definition for concepts of privacy and distance, because all environmental, psychological, cultural, social and religious factors should be considered for definition of these concepts. Therefore, the concept of privacy and distance is a relative, multilateral concept which is dependent on cultural environment.