If the present is included in what is real, then this looks pretty real to me! The only thing that appears to be lacking is the ungainly set of stairs up to the lighthouse, but I won't quibble over those, nor miss them in the least. I too would have preferred the piece depicted on the water, but realism, per se, doesn't appear to be an issue with this piece. I'm just curious about how HL is going to pack this to prevent breakage of the boat's two masts!