diff --git a/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/TimingsView.qml b/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/TimingsView.qml
--- a/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/TimingsView.qml
+++ b/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/TimingsView.qml
@@ -34,30 +34,30 @@
     }
 
     TimeField {
-        id: mornBeginField
-        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Sunrise begins:")
-        backend: morningTimings.begin
+        id: evenBeginField
+        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Turn on at:")
+        backend: eveningTimings.begin
         enabled: false
     }
 
     TimeField {
-        id: mornEndField
-        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("...and ends:")
-        backend: morningTimings.end
+        id: evenEndField
+        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Fully on by:")
+        backend: eveningTimings.end
         enabled: false
     }
 
     TimeField {
-        id: evenBeginField
-        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Sunset begins:")
-        backend: eveningTimings.begin
+        id: mornBeginField
+        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Turn off at:")
+        backend: morningTimings.begin
         enabled: false
     }
 
     TimeField {
-        id: evenEndField
-        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("...and ends:")
-        backend: eveningTimings.end
+        id: mornEndField
+        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Fully off by:")
+        backend: morningTimings.end
         enabled: false
     }
 }
diff --git a/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kcms/nightcolor/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     id: root
     property int error: cA.error
     property bool defaultRequested: false
-    implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 29
+    implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 32
+    implicitWidth: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 35
 
     CC.CompositorAdaptor {
         id: cA
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
             Layout.maximumWidth: Math.round(root.width * 0.5)
 
-            text: i18n("Night Color makes the colors on the screen warmer to reduce eye strain.")
+            text: i18n("To reduce eye strain, Night Color makes the colors on the screen warmer at the time of your choosing.")
             wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
         }
 
@@ -176,13 +177,15 @@
 
             QQC2.ComboBox {
                 id: modeSwitcher
-                Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Operation mode:")
+                // Work around https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=403153
+                Layout.minimumWidth: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 17
+                Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Activation:")
                 enabled: activator.checked
                 model: [
-                    i18n("Automatic"),
-                    i18n("Location"),
-                    i18n("Times"),
-                    i18n("Constant")
+                    i18n("Sunset/sunrise (current location)"),
+                    i18n("Sunset/sunrise (manual location)"),
+                    i18n("Manual times"),
+                    i18n("Always on")
                 ]
                 currentIndex: cA.mode
                 onCurrentIndexChanged: {
@@ -193,6 +196,10 @@
             }
         }
 
+        Item {
+            implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit
+        }
+
         Kirigami.FormLayout {
 
             Loader {
@@ -295,28 +302,28 @@
                             }
 
                             TimeField {
-                                id: mornBeginManField
-                                Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Sunrise begins:")
-                                backend: cA.morningBeginFixedStaged
-                                onBackendChanged: {cA.morningBeginFixedStaged = backend;
+                                id: evenBeginManField
+                                Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Turn on at:")
+                                backend: cA.eveningBeginFixedStaged
+                                onBackendChanged: {cA.eveningBeginFixedStaged = backend;
                                     calcNeedsSave();
                                 }
 
                                 QQC2.ToolTip {
-                                    text: i18n("(Input format: HH:MM)")
+                                    text: i18n("Input format: HH:MM")
                                 }
                             }
 
                             TimeField {
-                                id: evenBeginManField
-                                Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Sunset begins:")
-                                backend: cA.eveningBeginFixedStaged
-                                onBackendChanged: {cA.eveningBeginFixedStaged = backend;
+                                id: mornBeginManField
+                                Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Turn off at:")
+                                backend: cA.morningBeginFixedStaged
+                                onBackendChanged: {cA.morningBeginFixedStaged = backend;
                                     calcNeedsSave();
                                 }
 
                                 QQC2.ToolTip {
-                                    text: i18n("Input format: HH:MM")
+                                    text: i18n("(Input format: HH:MM)")
                                 }
                             }