What is the sight picture?

• A. What you see when a firearm's sights are aligned correctly with the target.
• B. The distance to the target.
• C. The wind direction at the target.
• D. The color of the sights.

Answer: (A)

Sight picture is the image you see when you aim: the front sight, the rear sight, and the target all aligned together. When the sights are properly aligned with the target, the front sight sits centered in the rear sight notch and the target is positioned at the correct point of aim. This is the image you should hold steady before firing. It’s not about how far away the target is, the wind, or the color of the sights. Those factors influence aiming, but sight picture itself is the aligned view of the sights and target.