The scene is a nighttime beach view, featuring the ocean with gentle waves washing ashore. In the background, a city skyline is visible, illuminated by numerous lights from buildings and streetlamps, some reflecting on the water's surface. The sky is dark with some cloud cover. The overall lighting is dim, highlighting the contrast between the dark foreground of the beach and the brighter city lights in the distance. The scene is stationary, with the primary movement coming from the waves.