Purely out of laziness at this time of year I put my lights on the auto position instead of the extra click for permanent headlights. Never have worked that Honda ploy out as all my other cars are permanent followed by the auto position!
I pass under all manner of artificial lighting and so far I have had no known issues.
I'm assuming you are talking semi dark conditions because in the dark you would know if they were turning on and off because you would be hitting things in the dark with lack of visibility
Watching the green 'lights on' indicator is the answer because if they are going off and on then so will that - if of course you can see the green indicator, unlike mine that is party shielded by the wheel.
I just cant find a position that allows me to see all the dash icons and the top section indicator arrows.
I need an aircraft steering wheel with the top section cut out