3D model. Generally-accepted RE distances of Earth and Venus from Sun are 93 million and 67 million miles. Placed model Earth and Venus 9.3 and 6.7 units away from imaginary Sun, approx two feet off my garage floor.
Placed a marker on Michigan, and aligned globe such that axial tilt points to left of Sun, and marked terminator line with string (can't use lighting to do this, or else marker won't register on photo). Aligned MI such that it is approx 1hr+ beyond sunset, beyond the terminator
White line (as per graphic above) shows MI's path through the night
Here's viewpoint from above the USA, showing MI marker on a blu-tac base, beyond the terminator
If we look from above the MI marker toward Venus, we can see the base, but this isn't looking along ground level.
Align the camera with the viewpoint of a ground-level observer, place Venus on the horizon, and we can only see the marker, not the blu-tac
Focus on the marker, instead of Venus
Again, here's the marker with the blu-tac,
And again, the blu-tac is not visible, whether focusing on Venus or Michigan.
It's hidden by the globe, proving that an observer in Michigan, over an hour beyond sunset, has a direct sightline to Venus on, or just above, the horizon.
As was photographed.
As shown in in-the-sky.org star chart.
All in accordance with this scale solar system model.