ambiance vs surroundings

ambiance

noun
  • A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence. 

  • A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading. 

surroundings

noun
  • The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance. 

  • All parts of the universe that are not within the thermodynamic system of interest. 

How often have the words ambiance and surroundings occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )