[physicles]

> Then she adds some spatial information, like "it's on the last floor of the XYZ building in front of the station" and suddenly I'm transported there in a roller-coaster instant and it all comes back to me clearly.

This works for me too. Let’s say I run into someone I met once a couple months ago. Maybe I recognized them, but I might not remember their name, and certainly don’t remember what we talked about. As soon as I can get details about where in the city the venue was, or where we were sitting in the room, then it all comes back.

I don’t have aphantasia, just a sometimes frustratingly inadequate memory.

[NoPicklez]

This is a fairly normal aspect of recall where our minds need some help to recall further memories.

It's why if you forget something you were thinking or going to do, go back to where you were and do the thing that lead to that thought and often it will come back to you.

Aphantasia I think is different, because this type of thing you describe happens for all types of recall not just visual imagery.