city lights
Downtown's nighttime shine
City lights are the collective illumination of an urban area at night—streetlamps, building windows, neon signs, headlights.
The phrase often evokes the romantic or energetic atmosphere of nighttime cities: We drove toward the city lights.
City lights also cause light pollution that obscures stars, making rural areas better for stargazing.
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- rooftop viewScenery from above buildings
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
- lamp postsOutdoor lighting columns
- skyglowUrban illumination obscuring stars
urban sprawl · nightlife · neon signs · urban · light pollution · film noir · silent film · street life · Charlie Chaplin · neon · searchlights · urban culture · bustling streets · concrete jungle · spotlights · jazz clubs · urban exploration · street photography
- city viewsskyline, rooftop view, urban landscape, skylines, aerial view
- cityscape paintingskyline, rooftop view, rainy street, downtown, skyscrapers
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- Satellite Imagerysatellite, aerial view, aerial photo, bird's eye view, infrared image
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- city lifeurban life, traffic noise, downtown, traffic, streets
light source
city lightsstarlight
Luminance from distant suns
moonlight · starry sky · natural light · firelight · candlelight