You're right to be a little confused! Venus is actually not visible at night. It's a planet, and planets don't produce their own light. We see them because they reflect sunlight.

Here's why we often see Venus in the evening or early morning:

* Venus's orbit: Venus orbits closer to the sun than Earth. This means it's sometimes ahead of us in our orbit, and sometimes behind.

* Visibility: When Venus is ahead of us, it appears in the western sky after sunset, shining brightly. This is why it's often called the "evening star".

* Morning visibility: When Venus is behind us, it appears in the eastern sky before sunrise, and is often called the "morning star".

So, while we might *see* Venus in the "night", it's actually still reflecting sunlight and appearing during twilight hours, either before sunrise or after sunset.