Why is there less sunlight while flying over Greenland or near arctic circle?

Is it because of this time of the year that even when I set the time as noon there is less sunlight.I always wanted to see the nice landscape on the sim

Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice is the culprit ;)

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/summer-and-winter-solstices/

Take a look at the picture below which references hours of sunlight from pole to pole.

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https://goo.gl/images/VS36C4

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It’s because when you at the centre of the North Pole the day is shorter because the sun meets night my explanation is rubbish but google it.

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