I would think orbiting near the sun still just feels like free fall (as far as gravity is concerned), but close to an extremely dense object like a black hole m

I would think orbiting near the sun still just feels like free fall (as far as gravity is concerned), but close to an extremely dense object like a black hole might have enough of a gradient to feel the "spaghettification" effect or even be ripped apart by it. Yep, that's a word! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification