sighting

noun

1. The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

   “There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal.”

   “However, many people—including railwaymen—are only beginning to realise how great is the amount of civil engineering work necessary to achieve adequate clearances for high-voltage overhead equipment under bridges and tunnels; what is involved in the re-signalling needed to permit the increased throughput of traffic (in some places it is unavoidable, to afford better sighting of signals obscured by overhead electrical gear); [...].”

   “It’s unclear exactly how many infected rabbits are hopping about, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife has received more than a dozen sightings, mostly in the northern part of the state.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sight