salient
SAY-lee-untadjMeaning most noticeable or important; standing out
Memory hook SAIL-ient: the one red SAILboat that LEAPS out. Among all the white sailboats on the bay, one is bright red. It leaps out at you: the red boat is the salient sight.
The salient feature of the old house was its bright red door.
In context The report was long, but Sami picked out its salient points: the bridge was unsafe, repairs would cost a million dollars, and work had to start before winter.
Similar noticeable, prominent, striking, key
Opposite minor, inconspicuous, unimportant
From Latin salire, “to leap”: a salient point leaps out at you.