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>>17459933
I'd say it's the same, but only for, as you said, lower-end difficulty LNs. It heavily depends on the VN/LN. What also helps is when the VN is voiced - if I don't know some word, but hear it said by the character, I can pretty much figure it out (based on the kanji used or maybe I've heard this word before, I just didn't know how to read it).

Voice over is probably the most helpful factor, but narration centered around the place that you can actually see is also making understanding easier.