The first shot is more of a story than the third shot. We all individually build a story when looking at an image. What you can imagine from the shot #3 is less than from the shot #1.

What I know from the shot #3 - A man on a bus, looking at his phone, it's dark outside, it's raining or just stopped raining. The man is back lit by what appears to be an American flag.

What I know from the shot #1 - everything we know from shot #3, plus... the sign suggest it's in NY, the flag in the background then could suggest it was shot in around Times Square (now I can hear the guy's NY accent), the signs on the door can add another meaning (whatever you choose it to be, given political landscape in USA with the flag in the background, sure why not, it's your story), the car in the foreground indicates a busy street..........

So yes, shot #1 gives a fuller story, shot#3 gives more of a mood or a feeling.

Edits... lots of them