The change in visual cues is part of what prompts the FAR Part 61 regulations that charge us to train specifically for nighttime operations. While we do a good job in training, that currency slips quickly after the night dual is logged unless the pilot makes it a routine priority to practice takeoffs and landings at night. Imagine you are on a nice stabilized approach, aiming between two rows of runway edge lights. As your gaze shifts up to transition from the descent glide to the flare, you lose the lights that allowed you to gauge your approach. Now, with the idea that the runway surface is coming up too quickly, you pull back and settle in with a thump.
Pilots traditionally have more trouble greasing it on at night than during the day.
You can avoid this trap by practicing night landings. There is no substitute for the real thing. While you practice, allow your eyes to relax toward the far end of the runway. Level off your descent just as you reach a couple of feet above the runway edge lights, and allow the airplane to settle naturally to the pavement. Since you may make your approach faster and use a little more distance finding the asphalt, you may want to plan some of your first solo night flights so that you fly into airports with longer runways.