diff --git a/mount.go b/mount.go
index 32873f8..9f0d54b 100644
--- a/mount.go
+++ b/mount.go
@@ -134,10 +134,46 @@ func runGetLocalPathCommand(args []string, cfg config, password string) error {
 	if len(matches) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("entry %s not found under mounted by-id tree", id)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(matches[0])
+	path := matches[0]
+	if friendlyPath, err := friendlyLocalPath(mountPoint, path); err == nil && friendlyPath != "" {
+		path = friendlyPath
+	}
+	fmt.Println(path)
 	return nil
 }
 
+func friendlyLocalPath(mountPoint, byIDPath string) (string, error) {
+	byIDInfo, err := os.Stat(byIDPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	byIDRoot := filepath.Join(mountPoint, "by-id")
+	var found string
+	err = filepath.Walk(mountPoint, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil || info == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if path == byIDRoot || strings.HasPrefix(path, byIDRoot+string(os.PathSeparator)) {
+			if info.IsDir() {
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if os.SameFile(byIDInfo, info) {
+			found = path
+			return filepath.SkipAll
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return found, nil
+}
+
 func runGetURLCommand(args []string, cfg config, password string) error {
 	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("get-url", flag.ExitOnError)
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
diff --git a/mount_test.go b/mount_test.go
index 5bc0de4..050b5c7 100644
--- a/mount_test.go
+++ b/mount_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -119,3 +120,51 @@ func TestBuildMountTreeAddsByIDDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFriendlyLocalPathPrefersNonByIDPath(t *testing.T) {
+	mountPath := t.TempDir()
+	friendlyDir := filepath.Join(mountPath, "Bills", "2024", "07")
+	byIDDir := filepath.Join(mountPath, "by-id", "it")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(friendlyDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(byIDDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	friendlyPath := filepath.Join(friendlyDir, "Invoice.pdf")
+	byIDPath := filepath.Join(byIDDir, "item-1.pdf")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(friendlyPath, []byte("pdf"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Link(friendlyPath, byIDPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got, err := friendlyLocalPath(mountPath, byIDPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != friendlyPath {
+		t.Fatalf("expected friendly path %q, got %q", friendlyPath, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFriendlyLocalPathReturnsEmptyWhenNoFriendlyPathExists(t *testing.T) {
+	mountPath := t.TempDir()
+	byIDDir := filepath.Join(mountPath, "by-id", "it")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(byIDDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	byIDPath := filepath.Join(byIDDir, "item-1.pdf")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(byIDPath, []byte("pdf"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got, err := friendlyLocalPath(mountPath, byIDPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no friendly path, got %q", got)
+	}
+}