Uranus is around 5.7-5.9 usually, so it's brighter than the theoretical 6.0 naked eye limit, but you need pretty good conditions to see it. With binos, no problem.
It's pretty close to the Sun right now, and rises before it. The ecliptic there is inclined quite a bit now, so Uranus only gets a few degrees above the horizon before the Sun comes up. Too bad, too, because on Mar. 3/4 it gets within a minute of a magnitude 5.0 star, mu capricorni.
But, it's going to be teasing mu capricorni for some time! On September 14 it'll again be close (5 minutes) and December 22 (2 minutes). So watch that star, and you'll see Uranus eventually.
However, Neptune, at mag. 8 is higher. You might be able to see it. Yesterday morning it was less than half degree from Mercury! Tomorrow, it'll be two degrees away--but you'll see two planets in the same view.
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