In order to find out a space sense indicator that can present the real appearance of human and natural in urban lighting environment, three common used indicators are studied, which are ratio of vertical illuminance to semicylindrical illuminance, ratio of vertical illuminance to horizontal illuminance and ratio of average cylindrical illuminance to horizontal illuminance.An onsite test is taken at Three Gorges Square Pedestrian Street of Chongqing. The variation law of ratio of vertical illuminance to horizontal illuminance is approximate to ratio of average cylindrical illuminance to horizontal illuminance, which varies with the changing of measure point location and reach maximum at the axial central section of pedestrian street between two streetlamps. The change of ratio of vertical illuminance to semicylindrical illuminance is small correspondingly and it is more appropriate to be as a lighting quality indicator with space sense for urban illuminance environment.