diff --git a/py4DSTEM/visualize/show.py b/py4DSTEM/visualize/show.py
index fb99de5ae..4e99c0de5 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/visualize/show.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/visualize/show.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 def show(
     ar,
-    figsize=(8, 8),
+    figsize=(5, 5),
     cmap="gray",
     scaling="none",
     intensity_range="ordered",