I am not sure I know what you mean about eye level.
We used to live in San Jose which is right outside of San Francisco. We had a pool in our backyard and I used to float around at night on my back and noticed that you could only see a half dozen stars at best. Then we moved into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains and a whole new world opened up to me. You can see zillions of stars on a dark night here!
My family is not as interested in the night sky as I am. They help me get my telescope set up and then tell me to come in and get them when I find something neat. LOL!