Here's a breakdown:

What is visible:

* The Earth as a blue and white sphere: You'll see the continents as brown or greenish patches, the oceans as blue, and the white clouds swirling around.

* Continents: The larger continents (like North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia) can be distinguished as landmasses.

* Ice Caps: The polar ice caps are visible as bright white areas.

* Large storms and weather patterns: Major weather events like hurricanes or large storms can be seen as swirling cloud formations.

* City lights at night: Some of the brighter city lights can be seen as faint pinpoints of light on the night side of the Earth.

What is not visible:

* Individual buildings, trees, or people: These are too small to be seen from the Moon's distance.

* Detailed features of the Earth's surface: You won't be able to see rivers, roads, or specific landmarks.

* The details of weather patterns: While you can see major storms, you won't be able to see individual thunderstorms or smaller weather events.

Why the limitations?

* Distance: The Moon is about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers) from Earth, which is a vast distance.

* Resolution: The human eye and even telescopes from the Moon's surface have limited resolution, meaning they can't distinguish small details at such a distance.

Images from space:

While we can't see these details with our naked eye, cameras and telescopes on spacecraft orbiting the Earth can capture much higher-resolution images that show much more detail of the Earth's surface.