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Genshin Impact: How to Use Elemental Sight on PC, Mobile, PS4

Using Elemental Sight is easier than you think!

Anyone who plays Genshin Impact can agree that it’s a truly breathtaking game with some truly amazing and creative mechanics. One incredibly useful Exploration mechanic in the game is the Elemental Sight mechanic. Elemental Sight is an unbelievably useful tool in Genshin Impact that allows players to see which objects can be interacted with, see Exploration trails, and more! Keep reading if you’d like to know how to use Elemental Sight in Genshin Impact!

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How to use Elemental Sight

Elemental Sight may sound complicated, but it’s actually very easy to use. The process of using this tool varies depending on what console you’re playing the game on, however. The process of utilizing Elemental Sight is going to be different on a PC than on a mobile version or on the PS4. No matter what console you have, however, you can still use this helpful tool!

Elemental Sight on PC

There are actually a couple of ways this tool can be utilized on a PC. If you’re playing Genshin Impact on a PC, follow these simple steps to use your Elemental Sight:

  • Open Genshin Impact on your computer.
  • Hold down the middle mouse button.
  • You should now be using Elemental Sight.

Or, you can use this method:

  • Open Genshin Impact on your computer.
  • Hold down the “Alt” button on your keyboard.
  • While holding down the “Alt” button, click the eye-shaped icon next to your minimap.
  • You should now be using Elemental Sight.

Elemental Sight on Mobile

Using Elemental Sight on the mobile version of Genshin Impact is the easiest. If you’re playing Genshin Impact on mobile and want to use Elemental Sight, follow these easy steps:

  • Open Genshin Impact on your mobile device.
  • Click on the eye-shaped icon next to your minimap.
  • You should now be using Elemental Sight.
    • The Elemental Sight should wear off after a few seconds, but you are able to reactivate it just as easily.

Elemental Sight on PS4

Utilizing Elemental Sight on the PS4 is the trickiest out of the three consoles, but it still isn’t too difficult. If you want to use Elemental Sight on PS4, follow these steps:

  • Open Genshin Impact on your PS4.
  • Press L1 on your controller to bring up your menu.
  • After the menu has been brought up, press left on your controller’s D-Pad.
  • You should now be using Elemental Sight.
    • Similar to the mobile version, Elemental Sight should wear off after a few seconds, but it can be reactivated by following the same steps.

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Thankfully, Genshin Impact is pretty forgiving when it comes to utilizing its many mechanics! If you love playing Genshin Impact and would love to play more games like it, check out Gamer Journalist’s guides on Tales of Arise and Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds!

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Allysen Pierce
Allysen Pierce is a freelance writer with a passion for gaming who has been a part of the Gamer Journalist team since May 2022. Her main passions are horror games and dating sims (especially combinations of the two), but she has been known to play literally anything that is put in front of her. Her current favorite games include Skyrim, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Cult of the Lamb, Slaughter Horse, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. When she's not playing games (or writing about them), she can be found reading, baking, watching horror movies, or playing with her cat.