Reference points are a really useful tool to help you learn to drive.
All it is is finding something for you to see that helps you line the car up.
Looking at the foto on the left (ignoring me taking the foto in the mirror)
This is an example of a parking reference point.
I have parked the car on the side of the road.
Looking out the front windscreen you can see the kirb running down the left hand side of the road, then you cannot see it anymore, it dissapears behind the dashboard. Looking at the point where the kirb seems to cut into the dash it seems about in the middle, just to the left of the drivers wiper blade.
If I then drove to another location and attempted to park if I aimed the car so the kirb looked like it was cutting into the exact same place then I would be again parked at a nice distance from the kirb.
Reference points are also useful for reversing and doing manovers.
Your instructor should help you find the reference points that work for you - as everyone is different heights.
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