Freddie's flashlight could be seen at night for a distance three times farther than Veronica's flashlight, for a total distance of 3*1000=<<3*1000=3000>>3000 feet.
Five times farther than the distance from which Freddie's flashlight can be seen at night is 5*3000=<<5*3000=15000>>15,000 feet.
Velma's flashlight could be seen at night from a distance 2000 feet less than 5 times farther than Freddie's flashlight, for a total distance of 15,000-2,000=<<15000-2000=13000>>13,000 feet.
Compared to Veronica's flashlight, Velma's flashlight could be seen for a distance of 13,000-1,000=<<13000-1000=12000>>12,000 feet farther.
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