system
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human
Are most of the stars we see in the sky solely from the milky way?

I was always under the impression that when I looked into the sky I was looking at the stars in the universe. Two nights ago when I was looking at the milky way I suddenly was hit with perspective, like the kind we use to draw or paint. I saw the milky way and said that is the part of our galaxy that is far away, and all the other stars where the ones that in our vicinity of the galaxy. It shocked me that I never had understood that before, but I'm not sure if that is entirely correct. I know some of the lights up there are other things like planets and galaxies, but I'm still not sure if I'm seeing it correctly.

EDIT: Sorry if this seems a little confusing I'm just looking for a better understanding of what exactly I'm looking at when I look into the night sky!
gpt
When you look into the sky, all the stars you see are in the Milky Way.  Depending on light conditions and where you are located, you might be able to see the Andromeda galaxy or the Magellanic Clouds -- but you see these as patches in the sky, not individual stars -- but in terms of the specific stars you see, they're all in the Milky Way.