I think the goal is to get a better sense of "how much of my visual space would this object occupy if I could see it". I had no idea Andromeda would appear larg

I think the goal is to get a better sense of "how much of my visual space would this object occupy if I could see it". I had no idea Andromeda would appear larger than the moon from here if I could see it with my naked eyes. That really helps me get a sense of the size. "Wow, it's that large even though it's that far away!?"