How can we see the sun and not see some other planets, like Venus despite them being closer to Earth than the sun is?

Question

I tried googling this, but I couldn’t understand what it meant, so can anyone here help me out?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Venus is the brightest planet in the night sky. It’s the third brightest object in the sky, after the Sun and Moon. That’s why it’s called the Evening Star. And every other planet is visible in the night sky, depending on where they’re at in relation to the Earth. Earlier this month, all of the other seven planets were observable at the same time, with five of them viewable with the naked eye.