It no replaces the real world, however, you can now see the Aurora Borealis within the comfort of your own house thanks to Animal Crossing.

The Aurora Borealis, generally known as the Northern Lights, is really a natural phenomenon that happens every winter the spot that the night sky has lights in various colors due to the high amount of charged particles from the atmosphere. When these particles collide, they cook beautifully combined green, blue, and yellow rays, though purple and red lights are actually known to be visible on occasion. This display can just be seen inside most Northern or Southern areas of the globe (when viewed within the South, it's referred to as the Aurora Australis/Southern Lights), nonetheless, it can also be seen inside the Animal Crossing games.

The Northern Lights first appeared in Animal Crossing: City Folk. The event only agreed to be visible on clear winter nights between 8 and 10 PM, using the colors shining brightest around 9 PM. The Northern Lights have since turned into a staple from the series and have absolutely returned for both Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In addition to the Northern Lights, it also contains many ACNH Items for players to purchase. While the conditions concerning how to spot the Northern Lights were similar in New Leaf, New Horizons developed a minor change where players can observe them who are only 7 PM.

The Northern Lights in "Animal Crossing" are very beautiful, but it is really challenging to find them. Even if the villagers experience clear skies for most of the winter, the random nature of the event ensures that there is no definite solution. The Northern Lights will never appear in the same place twice, nor will it last for a long time, so players may need to do some exploration every night to catch it.

The best approach to find out in the event the Northern Lights would be to talk to villagers throughout the day, that will comment on how excited they may be to see the Lights later in the evening. Players may also look out for villagers watching the Lights if they do appear when they will also comment towards the player regarding how much they enjoyed the show and took pictures. Either way, it is critical to soak in Animal Crossing's Northern Lights display if it finally occurs and snap an image as quickly as possible before it goes away.