The braces become "invisible" after some training.
Different elements of the program are distingishable.
"+" is different from "if", which is different from "42".
It's all about people, so there are likely not cut and dried answers, but I know I have always found C style code a bit easier to read than Lisp style code. Part of this may be due to other conventions, such as larger indents in C code.
Like you say, with training, the differences are probably not that big a deal, but I don't think they are something to completely ignore, either.
Like you say, with training, the differences are probably not that big a deal, but I don't think they are something to completely ignore, either.