It's worth noting that the vast majority of space scenes in the Star Wars universe take place in what appears to be the habitable zone of the local star. The long-distance chases in ESB and TLJ are very much the exception. This is actually a good piece of consistent world-building for something that doesn't seem to be intentional. In a setting where FTL travel is comparatively easy, there's usually little reason for the ships to waste time shuttling through the cold, dark reaches of space.