why nuxt not exposing `NUXT_` nor `NUXT_PUBLIC_` env entries in `import.meta.env`?

When configuring custom entries via

vite.define

vite.define

runtimeConfig.public

runtimeConfig.public

there is no way to access them via

import.meta.env

import.meta.env

.
The only way is using

.env

.env

file +

VITE_

VITE_

why nuxt not exposing `NUXT_` nor `NUXT_PUBLIC_` env entries in `import.meta.env`? - Nuxt