Using Satellite View of Google Maps, we can compare Krabi, Thailand Vs Sabah, Malaysia.
The most unique is the Tip island which is a very remote island.
Tup Island, Karbi. View from Chicken Island.
It is just a small island joined to a larger island, just like Pulau Sapi next to Gaya Island. Gaya Island is much larger and within eye sight of the city of Kota Kinabalu compared to the Tup island of the Krabi Province in Thailand.
Sunset at Krabi
Sapi Island
Police Beach, Bunga Raya Resort, Gaya Island
Gayana Resort, Gaya Island
Gaya Island Resort, Gaya Island. More emphasis on trees.
Marriott Kota Kinabalu
Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu
Anjung Samudera, Sunset Cruise View, Kota Kinabalu
Anjung Samudera Sunset
Sunset from Todak Hawker Centre, Kota Kinabalu
They cannot compare to the land bridge Island of Kulambu, Sabah which is now next to a 5 star resort, Kudat Riviera.
Just a few miles away is a unique tip of continent peninsula, Tanjung Mengayau, and so few visitors at places in Sabah compared to the Krabi Province of Thailand.
These photos are taken at JW Marriot Kota Kinabalu, hotel, at the Oceanus Shopping Mall.
There are a few shopping malls nearby, as well as a few water front food courts.
Compared to Marina Sands, Singapore, the sunset view is more impressive because it has buildings, boats, blue sea and green islands. JW Marriot Kota Kinabalu is also much cheaper than Marina Sands, Singapore.
I have just learned how to create binaural 4K videos.
They may not be as good as those in Japan but they will give a good indication of the situations in Sabah. Just search for "binaural" then you will find many videos from all over the world.
Make sure you use a stereo headphones or earphones to listen to the sound. You shall feel as though you are at the place that the video is recorded.
I just hope that more people will record in binaural and 4K so that people will be able to be more informed.
I prefer to give a panaoramic view of a place. Panoramic pictures are good but they do not give the sound effects. Google Street Views are not well established so just search from Google Maps for all the panoramic pictures.
My equipment is just a Xperia Z5 Premium using MDR-NC31E earphones that can also record. NC31E is only for Xperia Z phones from Z to XZ1. The later versions cannot be used.
For them, we need the Roland CS10E but make sure you buy the package with the usb to audio adapter.