How do pilots see at night during flight?

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How do pilots see at night during flight?

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Adding one more thought from personal experience: at night it’s really easy to see other planes in the sky because of the lights. It’s also really easy to find airports and cities because of all the lights. It’s really hard to see mountains outside of urban areas; you need to rely on maps / technology to stay safe.

Typically flights are meticulously planned before take off. Trying to just “cruise around” at night without planning or flight instruments is a death wish.