"surprising sight" is correct and can be used in written English.
Example: As I walked through the forest, I came across a surprising sight - a herd of wild deer peacefully grazing by the river.
But that wasn't the only surprising sight.
It is a surprising sight but one that may become more common in Damascus.
To the tour groups watching from above, we must have been a surprising sight.
At Kolkata's Victoria Memorial, a peerless example of British civic baroque architecture, this correspondent faced a surprising sight.
By the security gates at Sydney airport stands a surprising sight for British eyes: a row of polling booths.
The dumps attract cows, stray dogs and rats, and are a surprising sight in a city that prides itself as the Silicon Valley of India.
Bestival's fancy-dress tradition ensures some surprising sights, but few as unexpected as that of someone crowdsurfing to the xx.
MILLION-DOLLAR Duesenbergs and vintage Italian racecars crossing the auction block will hardly be surprising sights at the sales scheduled to take place in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours d'??nce on the Monterey Peninsula of California next month.
It's worth taking time to wander around the many atmospheric bars and restaurants and surprising sights, from the dilapidated but beautiful church of La Ermita to free public dance classes in the Parque Principal.
One of the most surprising sights I recall in football is that of Franco Baresi leading Italy out for the 1994 World Cup final.
Pro tip: An all-purpose zoom with a wide range is the perfect lens to have on you when you're just walking around, giving you the versatility you need to capture the surprising sights you can't anticipate in advance.
