No. Safety and convenience don’t have to create a light bubble that blocks the view of the stars for miles around. Done right you can have your house lit up like day time and not impede the view of the stars for anybody not in direct line of site. Some cities have light bubbles so bright they obscure the stars for hundreds of miles around them, that’s pollution.
Las Vegas. One can see the glow of Las Vegas over the horizon from a long distance away.
I will concede that ordinary human activity can cause an inconvenience for star hobbyists.