CloudTrail in CloudWatch isn't very good

Amazon has deprecated CloudTrail Lake as of 1st June 2026 for new customers. I assume this is due to lack of uptake. I never got around to properly using it, and I'm a CloudTrail fan! So I can only imagine not many others used it. In its place, Amazon [recommends][ct-doc] that we 'explore CloudWatch'. I explored CloudWatch and came away quite disappointed.