When you first launch Nautilus, you'll see your home folder in the Nautilus window. Three areas of the Nautilus window contain information about your folder:
The sidebar, which contains a folder icon representing your folder
The main panel, where you see icons representing the items in your folder
The Location bar, which contains your folder's pathname
Your Home folder also appears on your desktop, represented by a house icon. Double-clicking the house icon opens a new Nautilus window, with your Home folder active.
Note about the Home folder: Depending on your user level setting, your Home folder may be the default Nautilus home folder, which contains basic information about your computer and pointers to some useful applications, or the home folder defined for you in your Linux settings (normally /home/your_name).