A man in a vest stands near a taxi cab.
A man stands next to a taxi.
Next to is a rephrasing of near
exists e1 x1 x2 x3 x4.(near(e1,x3) & n_cab(x3) & of(x3,x4) & n_taxi(x4) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_stand(e1) & in(x1,x2) & n_vest(x2) & n_man(x1))
exists e1 p1 x1.(exists s1 x2.(to(s1,x2) & n_taxi(x2) & Theme(s1,x1) & a_next(s1)) & Topic(e1,p1) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_stand(e1) & n_man(x1))