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If you know roughly where to look, it's surprising when you see it. But you need to almost nail your eye on it to see it.
I remember December last year just before the smiley face conjunction I went outside at lunch time and roughly using the time the moon would have risen, using at arms length 4 fingers width to an hour since from the horizon, and roughly following where the ecliptic was, found the moon quite easily. Soon after found Venus. Then told a few work mates about it and they laughed - they weren't laughing any more when I showed them where it was and they saw Venus in broad daylight in the middle of the day - they were instead amazed you could actually see it.
For those who try, when you find it naked eye, it' worth the effort.
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