diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 7450322..ab78195 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ window.CONFIG = {
         top: 0.78,                // ~10.1 km, lower deck keeps camera clearance
         bottom: -0.2,             // ~-2.6 km (deck base slightly below terrain)
         nearFade: {
-            start: 0.35,          // world units: clouds fade out very close to camera
-            end: 2.5              // full density from this distance onward
+            start: 0.0,           // world units: clouds fade out very close to camera
+            end: 0.1              // full density from this distance onward
         },
         // Soft cloud edges: instead of a hard shell boundary, the deck fades
         // vertically and near grazing horizon rays. This targets the visible