Is it easier to travel to and from Nara from Kyoto or from Osaka?

The three places are very close, but one day in Nara is enough, so there is no need to stay overnight. If you are traveling from Osaka to Nara to Kyoto, or vice versa, you will definitely have luggage problems, so many people choose to go there on the same day, because the journey does not take too much time. If you don’t have much luggage, passing through Nara in the middle of the day is also a good option. Secondly, there is the problem of hotels. For example, I like to stay in a fixed hotel. I usually don’t change hotels if I can. It’s very annoying to go back and forth.

As for the second question, I think it’s because most people usually choose Kyoto or Osaka as their first stop when going to Kansai. There are also some in Nara, but not many. So generally it’s Osaka-Nara, or Kyoto-Nara.