Agreed, that was my initial thought and I was going to comment the exact same thing as you and then I decided to check up the meaning if neighbour. Turned out I've misunderstood the meaning my whole life and it doesn't just mean next to, it means nearby.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighbor

So I guess that means venus's orbit is our closest neighbour, but not the planet itself most of the time....