eli5 if my monitor is 1080p why does 4k look better than 1080p videos?

Question

shouldn’t 1080p and 4k have no difference if my monitor is only capable of displaying 1080p

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Answer 1

The 1080p video is not actually full 1080p but a compressed video where the details that is not expected to be visible on a 1080p monitor have been removed to save space.