Yes, I totally agree with you and have this problem often when playing records - I have to take the record into a brighter room to see what the sides are! And some records don't have the sides listed at all....
@tony1954 - As for technically records not having a 'first side' or 'second side', that's like saying there is no particular running order for the songs; there is usually a great deal of effort by all in determining running order/sequencing of songs. Might not matter for streamers but it does for most vinyl enthusiasts, I'd think.