How to properly set the ContentMode of an ImageView within a UIView? - ios

I am trying to set the contentMode of a UIImageView to be .top, that is contained within a UIView, but it's not set properly or runs out of the boundary of the UIView.
This is what my cell looks like with the red being the container UIView with constraints of the UIImageView:
FYI: The UIImageView is a square size because it will be applied with rounded corners.
What I've attempted to do and the result:
1.
thumbnail.contentMode = .top
thumbnail.clipsToBounds = true
thumbnail.sizeToFit()
2.
thumbnail.contentMode = .top
thumbnail.clipsToBounds = true
also tried adding:
thumbnailContainer.clipsToBounds = true
thumbnailContainer.sizeToFit()
What I'm trying to achieve is the result of the first screenshot with the UIImageView contained inside its container view as seen in the second screenshot.
UPDATE:
Based on the comments and answer, I believe some are confused on what exactly I'm trying to do, so I've attached another screenshot of the result I'm expecting :
As you can see, I want the contentMode of the UIImageView to be .top such that the top-middle of the image is displayed. You can clearly see the difference between the contentMode in the 3rd screenshot, which is .scaleAspectFit, versus the contentMode in the 4th screenshot, which is .top because it is showing the top-middle of the image.
However, I would like the UIImageView to maintain its original size, as seen in the 3rd screenshot where the contentMode is .scaleAspectFit, instead of being stretched out horizontally and vertically, as seen in the 2nd screenshot.
I hope this clarifies what I'm trying to achieve.

To achieve the result you want, you need to set content mode to .aspectFit, so that image will resize itself in UIImageView's size, keeping its original height to width ratio.

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You can select
Scale to Fill
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or any other content mode by using trial and Error method which suits you
Hope it Helps.
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Can I trim that space anyhow?
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What I need:
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What I've tried:
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This is from the This apple Document:
UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit
The option to scale the content to fit the size of the view by
maintaining the aspect ratio. Any remaining area of the view’s bounds
is transparent.
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