Since the first scene is a sunrise, and the sun is shown to the left from the typical view (see image below), that would mean that the typical view of Priderock is from the North, looking South.
So, now, let's fast forward a little bit to the elephant graveyard scene. Using the same information, we now know that the elephant graveyard is South, maybe a bit Southeast, of Priderock.
Yes, that's right, South. Which means, yes, Mufasa did show Simba the Northern border. The Elephant graveyard would be behind Priderock, from this view. So, what did Scar mean when he said the Elephant graveyard was behind the hills of the Northern border?
And now, moving on past the IJCWTBK scene, we have this. But this time, it's a sunset, so their shadows mark East, which just happens to be the same direction they're walking. We can conclude from this that the waterhole must have been South or Southwest of Priderock, and then they moved East to get to the graveyard.
But, go back up to the second picture. The elephant graveyard is surrounded by water. This is the second of many "what the fudge" moments.
And here's where the headache comes in: the stampede scene. Look at all this flat grassland. Since it is midday and there are no landmarks, you can't tell where this is, relative to everything else. And, where are all the wildebeest? Since Africa is mostly in the Southern hemisphere, I'm going to assume that the shadow of that tree means that we're probably looking North here. However, I could be wrong on this.
My whole orientation here is kinda screwed up, and it seems the shadows are different for each part. I'm just going to skip trying to find the direction of the stampede, because, honestly, that's a lost cause. But in doing that, I found one flaw. Take a good look at this.
And now this. Mufasa and the branch should be facing the other way here. Since this is from the other side, it should be a mirror image, but it isn't.
And here's the big part. Remember all that grassy savannah above the gorge? What happened? Simba sees the hyenas, and climbs up the rocky walls. Then he runs for a little bit, and finds himself at a cliff. Alright, what the heck? What sort of geological anomaly is this?
The only thing I'm going to point out here is that Simba is running West. Therefore, the desert, and jungle, must be West of Priderock.
And now, we're back at Priderock, years later. Simba runs through the desert, and ends up here, north of Priderock. What happened? Where did that trench come from? Go back up to the third picture, and you won't see it.
And since when was this little canyon here?
I'm not even going to try to map out the areas from the two sequels. I think I've already proved that unlike some other fictional works, such as Lord of the Rings, there is no map to go by for the Lion King. It's safe to say the just about every scene was drawn with symbolism in mind, rather than being accurate.
