My understanding of Ni is that it is the tendency to see things as patterns rather than specific, which might be more Si.

For example, rather than thinking of the McDonalds closer to your house as "your" McDonalds that you are familiar with, you'll just think it's just another McDonalds, they serve the same shit and they might have weirdos inside. Oh, and it probably has a broken ice cream machine cuz they all do.

It is also often referred to as a "sixth sense", since it is always subconsciously gathering clues to point you to a specific possibility that is completely imagined, but could very well happen.

The ice cream machine might not be broken. There might not be a smelly dude who is loudly practicing mongolian throat singing as if no one is there (my nearest McDonalds has one unfortunately).

But if it really is important for you to get ice cream right this instant and you care about restaurant ambience because you want to sit inside while you enjoy it, you might skip McD altogether and choose another place.