If the stars we see are light from millions of light years away and they see our Sun’s light the same, is the whole universe “existing” in the same time?

Question

Hi all, I didn’t know how to formulate the question in a non stupid way so I’ll explain.

If the light we see from stars in the sky are actually “the past” as they’ve left their source light years ago, from another point in the universe another planet sees our Sun’s light the same way, correct?

If that’s the case, if there was an “universal year” or an “Universe’s current year”, would all the stars and planets be living in the same year?

Maybe I am 5, I feel 5 right now.

Thanks 🙂

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Answer 1

Two people roll a ball to you at the same time. One is a bit further away and takes longer to get to you. This doesn’t mean they weren’t released at the same time. The timing just looks different from your point of view.

Ps. The ball is a metaphor for light