1. Far (away) from indicates a great distance between places or people.
Their office isn 't far (away) from here.
His sister moved far from home a long time ago.

2. Far from (adverb) can mean not.

Pattern: far from + adjective
His wife is far from perfect.

Adjectives often used with this pattern:
ideal, perfect, wonderful

Fact
Every 14 years, Saturn's rings become briefly invisible to astronomers on Earth. At that time, the plane of the rings is tipped to that of the Earth's orbit, and they are seen edge-on. Since the ring's are so thin, they can't be seen at that angle.      .. More >>