I wonder if it is a lighting effect. For example alot of modern games (WOP included) have HDR/contrast changes so if you are looking at a dark area then suddenly turn around to look at the sun it will be very bright for a few seconds until the image "adjusts" which mimics the way our eye adjusts to different light levels. What might be weird and we are picking up on subconciously is that if you were flying in a cockpit which would have a certain ambient light level normally (or lack off) the contrarst when looking out the window would be higher. For example if you are looking in the suns direction the terrain would look normal but you couldnt see your cockpit controls because they are shaded. When looking at your controls or facing away from the sun then the ground/enviro would look comparativly brighter.
Its interesting, anyone ever seen those images where is a painting but you see faces everywhere you look? The eyes and mind pick up on subtle things we are not aware of conciously.
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