diff --git a/source/reference/operator/query/near.txt b/source/reference/operator/query/near.txt
index 785db32a1a9..5eea7ed9404 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/query/near.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/query/near.txt
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ Definition
         $near: {
            $geometry: {
               type: "Point" ,
-              coordinates: [ <longitude> , <latitude> ]
+              coordinates: [ <longitude> , <latitude> ],
+              $maxDistance: <distance in meters>,
+              $minDistance: <distance in meters>
            },
-           $maxDistance: <distance in meters>,
-           $minDistance: <distance in meters>
         }
       }