Is 'wide turn, narrow return' about looking at the front or the rear of the car?

[DiMicah]

Wide turn, narrow return is about looking at the rear of the car. The meaning of 'wide turn, narrow return': It is a mnemonic for reversing into a parking space. The phrase 'wide turn, narrow return' means that when the inner wheel is too far from the corner of the parking space, you should turn the steering wheel more, i.e., turn it fully. If it's too close, you should turn the steering wheel back a bit. When the parking environment is not ideal and you cannot ensure that the car is parked exactly in the center with just one full left turn while reversing, you need to use the 'wide turn, narrow return' technique. Reasons for the left side being too narrow when parallel parking: If you find that the left side is too narrow when parallel parking, the reason is that after seeing the corner of the parking space in the left rearview mirror and straightening the car to reverse, you turned the steering wheel to the left when there was still a significant distance between the left rear wheel and the parking line.