Site-Seeing-Sightseeing | Commonly Confused Words

Site seeing

/ˈsaɪt ˌsiːɪŋ/

The activity of visiting interesting or famous places

/ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/

The activity of visiting interesting places, especially by people on vacation

Sight focuses on what you see, while site is a location.
Remember sightseeing as seeing sights, like beautiful landscapes or landmarks.
Site seeing would imply seeing specific places, like construction or archaeological sites, but it's not commonly used.
Sightseeing is the correct term for traveling to see important or interesting places.
Think of sight as what you observe, reinforcing that sightseeing is about observing sights.