Back to the basics of extraverted thinking

[Socionics Is A Cult]

any time you are comparing two objects, or focusing on how one object relates to another object, you are Xi-ing. why? because in the process of comparing, you have to mention both objects. In the process of relating objects, you have to mention both objects.
This fits in with the definition of 'field'.

I think Te types focus on the environment the objects are in, rather than object X is bigger than object Y. It's more like 'this statue is in the environs of this other statue', rather than 'this statue is physically different to this other statue'.

now, see if you can reword it in such a way that you are not having to mention anything other than the one statue you are talking about

I'm not sure this a good example, but: imagine a chess board with pieces on it - you could give each a piece a grid number without referring to any other piece - Te types see the whole chess board in detail, seeing the pieces only in their relative environmental positions. A Se type would see the physical details of the pieces in great detail, but not so much the chess board - e.g. the environment the objects appear in.