Inkscape has a handy mode where you can use the mouse wheel (with Ctrl, I think) to select objects that are stacked. It also makes everything else translucent d

Inkscape has a handy mode where you can use the mouse wheel (with Ctrl, I think) to select objects that are stacked. It also makes everything else translucent during that gesture, which makes selecting the correct stacked object rather painless and intuitive.