navigating
v.v. finding your way through a difficult place or a complicated situation. You use this when you are moving through a physical area or dealing with a complex process.
v. planning and directing the course of a vehicle or vessel; by extension, managing or finding a path through a complex system or environment.
She is navigating the busy city streets with a map.
The new employee spent her first week navigating the company's complex internal software and HR policies.
Successfully navigating the delicate diplomatic landscape required a nuanced understanding of historical grievances and current economic pressures between the two neighboring nations.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; often used metaphorically for abstract processes.
navigating through the problemnavigating the problemWhile 'navigating through' is common for physical spaces, the verb is transitive and usually takes the problem or system as a direct object.