Light
Light adjective - Filled with much light.
Usage example: the light, airy room is exceptionally cheerful
Shadowy
Shadowy adjective - Protected from the sun's rays.
Usage example: a shadowy lane that is a mosaic of colors during the autumn foliage season
Both words in one sentence
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Morgan dismisses the typical "bright light and shadowy figures" fantasy by saying that the light is that of an ER operating room, and the figures are doctors, but then Reid points out that he saw the same thing when he "died" and Tobias Hankel resuscitated him, despite not being in a hospital.
Source: Go Into the Light -
Guy Maddin also uses one direct light source (or at least the illusion of one light source) which blanches the actors' faces and gives his films a very shadowy feel.
Source: Creator / Guy Maddin - Dark Is Not Evil Marvel hero The Shroud, who traded his sight for scary shadowy superpowers, once faced an evil preacher with light powers.
Source: Light Is Not Good / Comic Books
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