Both are paintings showing events during the night, which as we know is one of Van Gogh's favorites. The Starry Night Over the Rhone shows a city under the night sky, but a Unlike the Starry Night, it sees the city on the other side of the Rhone River. Also in this version people are visible where there are none in the 1889 version. Cafe Terrace shows a night view of a city street. In this painting we also find people, but in this painting the light source comes from a restaurant with a bright yellow awning and an outdoor porch rather than from the stars