Fall upon
Fall upon verb - Find unexpectedly.
Light and fall upon are semantically related. in happen upon topic. In some cases you can use "Light" instead a verb "Fall upon".
Both terms in one sentence
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When our heroes explore the remains of an old and long since abandoned craft they may discover to their shock and surprise, as the light of their lamps fall upon the members of the craft's crew, that they are still dutifully manning their stations as skeletons or mummified corpses.
Source: Skeleton Crew
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