I used to live in a city with light pollution laws. It was always nice being able to see the stars from virtually anywhere in the city. I now live in a regular city without such laws and I haven't seen stars since the last time I traveled. But it's not just about seeing the stars, it was that night felt like night, but now night is so lit up being out here that I frequently see drivers at night without their headlights on, probably because it makes little difference to the driver and they can't really notice them not even being on.