darkness vs scene

darkness and scene both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
darkness	Yes	No	No	No
scene	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scene is a hypernym of darkness; that is, scene is a word with a broader meaning than darkness:

darkness (noun)	scene (noun)
a swarthy complexion	the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
having a dark or somber color	graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
an unenlightened state	the visual percept of a region
an unilluminated area	a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
absence of light or illumination	a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
absence of moral or spiritual values	an incident (real or imaginary)
	the place where some action occurs
	the context and environment in which something is set
	a situation treated as an observable object
	a display of bad temper