Directory aliases work in PATH. I'm pleasantly surprised.
Code:
v:\> alias vcbin:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.39.33519\bin\Hostx64\x64"
v:\> path /n | head /n 3
vcbin:
d:\uty
C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\iCLS\
v:\> which editbin
editbin is an external : C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.39.33519\bin\Hostx64\x64\editbin.EXE