[Aeolun]

Fair point, I imagined nits was something like Lumen.

But I think it certainly matters, since nits indicate the amount of light (candles per square meter) hitting a board 1m from the source, if the board/eye is only 10mm away, the intensity in that spot is much higher.

That said, the area changes much more than the distance I think, so overal brightness is probably still not equivalent to 100 nits (at 1m).

[IanCal]

> since nits indicate the amount of light (candles per square meter) hitting a board 1m from the source,

I think I can see how you've got here but that's not correct. It's about the light emitted per square meter of the source, not a measure of the light hitting a board some distance away.

Moving a screen closer doesn't make it more intense, because as you move closer it covers more of your vision. Total light increased, but not more intense.

[charcircuit]

I don't think the brightness changes with the distance. Take any screen (or any object). When you very the distance the color of it doesn't increase or decrease in intensity.