Collocations for courtyard - noun

central, inner, interior, internal
outer
enclosed, walled
open
main
castle, palace, school
We sat on a bench in the school courtyard.

cobbled, cobblestone (AmE), grassy, paved

face, overlook
Her bedroom overlooked the courtyard.

enclose, surround
The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by stables.

around a/the courtyard
The hotel is built around a central courtyard.

in a/the courtyard
We sat in the inner courtyard of the college.