Before I moved here, I was advised by a couple of people to avoid a lanai that faced the West. I think that proved to be good advice.
What do you want to use your lanai for? That may help determine how you would like it to face. We have a corner lanai that faces East and South. This works out great for us. We always eat lunch and dinner on the lanai. My wife also goes out there to read her books sometimes.
We don't eat breakfast so we usually don't use the lanai when the sun is coming in the lanai during the morning. (Although, my wife has gone out there a few times in the AM and says its usually not too bad because it isn't that hot in the morning). On the other hand, when the temperature reaches it's peak in the afternoon the sun is on the other side of the house so we can eat dinner on the lanai. The sun here is really intense in the summer.
If you use a roll down screen like Ohiogirl mentioned, that can also help to block unwanted sun.
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