First trick when landing at night is to turn the landing light off. Much easier to learn to land without a landing light.
Approach the runway as normal (but, unlike during the day, it's acceptable to use the PAPIs for guidance in a light single). As you cross the threshold, shift your vision to the distance as usual, and wait for the correct picture in your peripheral vision before starting the flare.
The correct picture at night is a little different to during the day, though, because you have to use the lights, rather than the runway surface. As you get closer and closer to the runway, the lights will start to rise in your peripheral vision. When they rise to the level of your ears (sounds weird, but it works), start to flare, aiming to keep the lights at the level of your ears until the aircraft settles onto the runway.
Only once you've got the hang of this should you turn the landing light on. The big mistake everyone makes with the landing light is to stare at it - and hence start to flare when the light begins to illuminate the surface of the runway. Depending on the strength of your landing light, this is guaranteed to either be too soon or too late.
The correct technique for using the landing light is to totally ignore it, and use exactly the same visual cues as you used without it.
I disagree with Beech Nut, though, regarding the similarity with a glassy-water landing in a float-plane. A glassy water landing is carried out with power, with the last stages of the approach flown with a very nose-high attitude, and this results in a very long float. It is designed to be used when there are no visual cues as to your height above the runway. This might work on a long runway, but try doing this onto a short runway and you'll end up in trouble! The technique for night flying, IMHO, is the same as day-flying except for different visual cues.
I love night flying. Of course it is more risky, but for me the reward is worth the risk. Good luck!
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