How can you optimize a query that involves navigating multiple relationships?

Eager loading loads related entities along with the main entity in a single query, reducing the number of database round trips. This optimizes performance by fetching all required data upfront. Lazy loading defers the loading of related entities until they are explicitly accessed, potentially resulting in additional database queries. Explicit loading allows for loading related entities on-demand using methods like Load(). AsNoTracking() disables tracking of entities, useful for read-only scenarios where entity state changes are not needed, improving query performance.