This photo provides an overview of how much something vs. nothing is out there:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Webb%27s_First_Deep_...
Even without a telescope, you can infer that space is mostly empty because the sky is dark at night:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Webb%27s_First_Deep_...
Even without a telescope, you can infer that space is mostly empty because the sky is dark at night: