The stars may look dimmer, but it probably wouldn't look much different to naked-eye observers. The most distinguishable feature would be the center of the galaxy. The stars wouldn't be concentrated along a plane or a band, but fill an ellipsoidal volume. It may look like this: Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. read more
I think the stellar distribution would be isotropic, and denser at the center than the outskirts, with relatively less gas clumps and whatnot. read more
An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy having an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image. Unlike flat spiral galaxies with organization and structure, elliptical galaxies are more three-dimensional, without much structure, and their stars are in somewhat random orbits around the center. read more