I'm not, never have been, and don't claim to be particularly knowledgeable about optics, but wouldn't any good quality 1x scope with multi-coated lenses transmit more light than an unaided human eye?
Yes, but it would transmit it to an exit pupil bigger than the human pupil, so only part of the transmitted light would get into the eye, and this might not be more than what the unaided eye would gather.
