The right sign for "distance" depends on your situation.
Probably the closest
ASL equivalent to the English concept of "distance" is the sign FAR.
FAR (general version)
![](../../signjpegs/f/far1.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/far2.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/far3.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/far4.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/far5.jpg)
FAR (version)
![](../../signjpegs/f/farindex1.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/farindex2.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/farindex3.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/farindex4.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/farindex5.jpg)
THERE-(very close by) "right there"
![](../t/there-very-close-1s.jpg)
![](../t/there-very-close-2s.jpg)
THERE-(fairly close by)
![](../t/there-closes.jpg)
THERE-(moderately close by) "over there a short ways"
![](../t/there-mediums.jpg)
THERE-(very far away)
![](../t/there-far-away-1s.jpg)
![](../t/there-far-away-2s.jpg)
If you mean "distance" as in "size or measurement" then you should
use the "SIZE" sign.
Note: Those are "Y" handshapes not "i" handshapes. (Make sure to
stick out your pinkies.)
SIZE:
![](../../signjpegs/m/measur4.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/m/measur5.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/m/measur4.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/m/measur5.jpg)
If you mean distance as in the width between two items you might
want to use a version of the sign "BIG" (the version that uses "flat
hands"). Perhaps a better description of that version would be to
call it the sign for WIDTH. I'd change the facial expression into
furrowed brows if I wanted to ask "How wide?"
![](../../signjpegs/b/bigb1.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/bigb2.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/bigb1.jpg)
Also see:
FAR
Also see: MEASURE
Also see: BIG
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