difference between to and from
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From can also be used with the prepositions 'to' and 'until' to mark the beginning and ending point of time of an action or state. Generally, 'from...to' is used with past tenses, while 'from... until' is used when speaking about future actions. However, 'from...to' can be used in most situations.
In the first case:
When telling someone where you live, it is better to say that you live "a few miles from the city."
If they knew where you lived, then you might say: "From where we live, it is a few miles to the city."
The second construction in your first example would confuse people.
In the second case: "different from" is a standard construction.
"Different than" is understandable, but less formal. ("Different than" is also found more in America than in Britain)
"Different to" means nothing and would confuse.
Hoping that this helped.