prajajvāla tato laṅkā rakṣogaṇagṛhaiḥ śubhaiḥ sitābhrasadṛśaiścitraiḥ padmasvastikasaṃsthitaiḥ| vardhamānagṛhaiścāpi sarvataḥ suvibhūṣitā
The city of Lanka appeared radiant with its tall mansions resembling white clouds. The mansions had auspicious marks of lotus and swastika engraved on them and were opening in the direction of the south.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Hanuman sees a figure under a tree — emaciated, clothed in bark, her face turned downward. He knows immediately it is Sita. The moment of recognition is rendered without drama, which makes it more moving. After so long, he has found her.