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Measuring front sight height. From the front or the back of it?

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Want to replace some sights. So when measuring the front sight height am I doing it from the front or the back of it?

If its the front it would be a .170 height
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If from the back it would be a .200
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So which one is it? Front or back?
Or am I not doing it right either way and it should be from a different angle like from the side and top of slide to top of front?