On the runway problem, yes it's easier to get it right in the real world both because you have depth perception and you also have panoramic vision so you can aim for your spot while the plane is still on its downwind leg. That said, hitting runway is little more than finding the spot way out there that your plane has to level out in front of in order to get it right. That spot is maybe 400-500 feet away and directly in line with the runway. You can find that spot on the sim and practice rolling out of your final approach turn just over it and then landing becomes a simple matter of making small rudder corrections and doing your flare correctly.