What is better to choose for SEO optimization, fewer requests with less competition, or vice versa?

Question

Search Engine Optimization

What is better to choose for SEO optimization, fewer requests with less competition, or vice versa?
Those. there are 2 similar queries for which you can optimize the title, description, but the first query is googled about 100 times a month, while the competition is average, and the second query is about 500 times, but the competition is high. Which option is better to choose?

Answer 1

Looking at what characteristics the promoted site has. If the site is young and there is not much traffic, then fighting for the TOP in a highly competitive environment is a dubious occupation. Only if you are 100% sure that your articles cover the topic better than those of competitors.

Answer 2

500 of course
, but in general you need
long tail in all directions and all that

Answer 3

somehow idiotically choose according to technical indicators, and not at the request of the business, that the business needs to insert it