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Why we can see cone of white light (not blue) from torch in night but not in day light?

Why we don't see blue colour when we look forward in a open ground, sunrays are there and gases are there. Then why it is not appearing blue like sky but white?

Also when I turn on a torch in day light its path is not visible when looking from side. But in night if we turn on torch, we can see a cone like structure while looking from side, why don't we see a bluish cone as white light scatter blue the most in atmosphere, instead we see white light! Why?

Similarly, How red Cone of light house is visible from side in night but not much in day time?

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