Why does the Sun look larger and brighter than other stars?

The Sun is our nearest star, so it appears much larger and brighter than the rest. At an average distance of about 150 million kilometers, sunlight dominates Earth’s daylight and gives the Sun an apparent size of about half a degree in the sky. Other stars are vastly farther away, so even though many are intrinsically bright, they look like tiny points. Our Sun is a fairly ordinary G-type star, but its proximity makes it overwhelming to observers on Earth. This closeness is also why it is so important for life and climate.