1. A method for a circuit design graphical editor, comprising: detecting an executed command in the circuit design graphical editor; defining an aperture around an in cursor, wherein the aperture is a predefined area centered around the input cursor; collecting a neighborhood dataset from objects or object features within the aperture, wherein the objects and object features are elements of a circuit layout design, and the neighborhood dataset comprises information regarding the objects or object features within the aperture; selecting one or more potential targets from the objects or object features of the circuit layout design based on the neighborhood dataset, wherein the potential targets are suitable for the executed command to operate upon; and using a computing device to present the potential targets through a visual feedback.