Night Lighting Makes This a Game Not A Sim

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: I looked out my window and it is pitch black yet it is broad daylight in the sim. Did flight at 02.30am and I could see for miles it was like the moon was nuclear powered.

ICAO, coordinates, or specific location: The world

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue? n/a

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)? The last 40 years. MSFS has never ever had night lighting that comes anywhere close to being realistic.

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  1. Run the sim at night

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[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? n/a

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12? n/a

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use? RTX 4070

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share? CPU 7800 X3D

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Maybe it is also because monitors can’t depict well what a real night looks like.
I like the 2024 night better because you can actually fly at night now and see stuff. In 2020 I never did night flying, I hope they leave if like it is.

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I have a HDR monitor and it looks pretty good, mostly. No one can really comment properly if they don’t have HDR because as you say, monitors don’t have a good enough range.
Comparing satellite photos with city light looks pretty comparable too. I see where the “sepia mask” comes from now.
Ther only issues I really see are:

  1. Lights way too high in the sky
  2. Cant see some airports runways lights through the ultra bright taxi lights.
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You didn’t need to open a bug to say MS has bad night lighting. I disagree, the night lighting looks realistic, but not as nice as 2020. I wouldn’t call that a bug.