newshound wrote:

it seems to me that the indicators on many modern cars are
significantly less visible, especially off-axis, than those of older
vehicles.
I find the worst design is circular brake lights surrounded by a ring of
indicators, or vice-versa.

Being positioned very close to bright LED
running lights does not help in other cases, too (so dimming these seems
an excellent idea to me).

Yes, several manufacturers seem to do that now.