diff --git a/data/scenarios/Challenges/Ranching/beekeeping.yaml b/data/scenarios/Challenges/Ranching/beekeeping.yaml
index 4872dc067..4625126ce 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/Challenges/Ranching/beekeeping.yaml
+++ b/data/scenarios/Challenges/Ranching/beekeeping.yaml
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ world:
     in
       overlay
       [ {grass}
-      , mask (flowers && (x + y) % 3 == 0) {wildflower}
+      , mask (flowers && (x - y) % 3 == 0) {wildflower}
       , mask (rubble && (x + y) % 2 == 0) {rock}
       , mask rock {rock}
       , mask trees {tree}
diff --git a/data/scenarios/Challenges/gallery.yaml b/data/scenarios/Challenges/gallery.yaml
index 5dffa219c..69d8cf7c9 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/Challenges/gallery.yaml
+++ b/data/scenarios/Challenges/gallery.yaml
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ world:
   dsl: |
     overlay
     [ {terrain: stone}
-    , if (x/5 + y/5) % 2 == 0 then {terrain: dirt} else {blank}
-    , if (((x + 3) % 20)/11 + ((y + 3) % 20)/11) == 0 then {terrain: grass} else {blank}
+    , if (x/5 + (-y)/5) % 2 == 0 then {terrain: dirt} else {blank}
+    , if (((3 - y) % 20)/11 + ((x + 3) % 20)/11) == 0 then {terrain: grass} else {blank}
     ]
   upperleft: [0, 11]
   offset: false
diff --git a/data/scenarios/Challenges/wave.yaml b/data/scenarios/Challenges/wave.yaml
index 6c183db31..70693a0b9 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/Challenges/wave.yaml
+++ b/data/scenarios/Challenges/wave.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ world:
   dsl: |
     overlay
     [ {dirt, water}
-    , if (x + y / 2) % 5 == 0 then {dirt, wavy water} else {blank}
+    , if (x / 2 - y) % 5 == 0 then {dirt, wavy water} else {blank}
     ]
   upperleft: [-3, 6]
   offset: false
diff --git a/data/scenarios/Fun/horton.yaml b/data/scenarios/Fun/horton.yaml
index 24987c3ad..027ae5a65 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/Fun/horton.yaml
+++ b/data/scenarios/Fun/horton.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ world:
       [ {dirt}
       , mask (patch) {boulder}
       , mask (prize) {flower}
-      , mask (y < -80 || y > 80 || x < -60 || x > 60) (overlay [{water}])
+      , mask (x < -80 || x > 80 || y < -60 || y > 60) (overlay [{water}])
       ]
   upperleft: [-4, 4]
   offset: false
diff --git a/data/scenarios/Testing/1320-world-DSL/00-ORDER.txt b/data/scenarios/Testing/1320-world-DSL/00-ORDER.txt
index 8a46bc0af..b8b093e30 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/Testing/1320-world-DSL/00-ORDER.txt
+++ b/data/scenarios/Testing/1320-world-DSL/00-ORDER.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 constant.yaml
 erase.yaml
 override.yaml
+coords.yaml
diff --git a/data/scenarios/Testing/1320-world-DSL/coords.yaml b/data/scenarios/Testing/1320-world-DSL/coords.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1bc97a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/scenarios/Testing/1320-world-DSL/coords.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+version: 1
+name: Coordinate test
+description: |
+  Ensure x and y are handled correctly in the world DSL
+creative: false
+objectives:
+  - goal:
+      - Must pick up a rock
+    condition: |
+      as base {has "rock"}
+solution: |
+  grab
+robots:
+  - name: base
+    loc: [1, 2]
+    dir: east
+    devices:
+      - logger
+      - grabber
+world:
+  dsl: |
+    mask (x == 1) (mask (y == 2) {rock,dirt})
diff --git a/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-in-range.yaml b/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-in-range.yaml
index 37bbb7acd..f42462d05 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-in-range.yaml
+++ b/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-in-range.yaml
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ world:
   dsl: |
     overlay
     [ {terrain: stone}
-    , if (x/5 + y/5) % 2 == 0 then {terrain: dirt} else {blank}
-    , if ((x + 3) % 19)/12 + (y % 19)/12 == 0 then {terrain: grass} else {blank}
+    , if (x/5 + (-y)/5) % 2 == 0 then {terrain: dirt} else {blank}
+    , if ((3 - y) % 19)/12 + (x % 19)/12 == 0 then {terrain: grass} else {blank}
     ]
   palette:
     'B': [blank, null, base]
diff --git a/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-out-of-range.yaml b/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-out-of-range.yaml
index fed61705d..96352c712 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-out-of-range.yaml
+++ b/data/scenarios/Testing/1535-ping/1535-out-of-range.yaml
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ world:
   dsl: |
     overlay
     [ {terrain: blank}
-    , if (x/4 + y/4) % 2 == 0 then {terrain: dirt} else {blank}
-    , if ((x + 3) % 19)/12 + (y % 19)/12 == 0 then {terrain: grass} else {blank}
+    , if (x/4 + (-y)/4) % 2 == 0 then {terrain: dirt} else {blank}
+    , if ((3 - y) % 19)/12 + (x % 19)/12 == 0 then {terrain: grass} else {blank}
     ]
   palette:
     'B': [stone, null, base]
diff --git a/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/World/Interpret.hs b/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/World/Interpret.hs
index 3437af9c8..552455bf2 100644
--- a/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/World/Interpret.hs
+++ b/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/World/Interpret.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns #-}
 
 -- |
 -- SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
@@ -16,8 +18,9 @@ import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import Data.Hash.Murmur (murmur3)
 import Data.Tagged (unTagged)
 import Numeric.Noise.Perlin (noiseValue, perlin)
+import Swarm.Game.Location (pattern Location)
 import Swarm.Game.World.Abstract (BTerm (..))
-import Swarm.Game.World.Coords (Coords (..))
+import Swarm.Game.World.Coords (Coords (..), coordsToLoc)
 import Swarm.Game.World.Gen (Seed)
 import Swarm.Game.World.Syntax (Axis (..), Rot (..))
 import Swarm.Game.World.Typecheck (Const (..), Empty (..), Over (..))
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ interpConst seed = \case
   CGeq -> (>=)
   CMask -> \b x c -> if b c then x c else empty
   CSeed -> fromIntegral seed
-  CCoord ax -> \(Coords (x, y)) -> fromIntegral (case ax of X -> x; Y -> y)
+  CCoord ax -> \(coordsToLoc -> Location x y) -> fromIntegral (case ax of X -> x; Y -> y)
   CHash -> \(Coords ix) -> fromIntegral . murmur3 0 . unTagged . from @String @(Encoding.UTF_8 ByteString) . show $ ix
   CPerlin -> \s o k p ->
     let noise = perlin (fromIntegral s) (fromIntegral o) k p