Here's a comparison of screenshots and photos I took on two flights a few weeks ago. I apologise for the poor quality of some of the photos, especially those taken at night (they are from a video). I would say it looks pretty good.

 

Thanks for the comparison pictures. This is why we can't go back to autogen.  Autogen is simply old technology and it drags down the capability of a flight simulator.  This is also why I think XP 12 is on the wrong foot.  For me, XP 12 will always be an inferior product to MSFS unless XP 12 uses satellite and photogrammetry for the entire world, including getting a company like Blackshark AI to convert the 2D satellite objects to 3D objects.

Edited May 14, 20224 yr by abrams_tank

Great shots... Ya as is very clear by now, quite hard these days to tell apart reality from screenshots, when it comes to MSFS vs reality comparisons :))

Interestingly, contrast of ground features is IRL often much higher than in MSFS. There seem to be too low reflectivity coefficients of artificial surfaces like concrete or roofs. Other than that, hats off to Asobo for the great vizualization we have now!