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title: "I’m new to the app and enjoying it. I do have a question about light.…"
description: "I’m new to the app and enjoying it. I do have a question about light. There is nothing to indicate that a site gets a lot of indirect light. I have a sun room…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Michael Smith"
published: "2026-06-29T00:26:06.555471Z"
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# I’m new to the app and enjoying it. I do have a question about light.…

_Posted by Michael Smith on 2026-06-29_

I’m new to the app and enjoying it. I do have a question about light.

There is nothing to indicate that a site gets a lot of indirect light. I have a sun room which has east and west facing windows and a large south facing siding glass door. There is very little direct sun (we live in the woods) but the room is filled with bright indirect light all day. Currently I have things set to part sun/part shade but that is not really accurate. Is there a better way to indicate bright indirect light?

## 4 comments

### Christina commented on 2026-06-29

I have to use the distance to light bar to try and to get it as close to actual light as i can without the indirect option. Its also frustration that grow lights are a premium only option.

### plantgeek commented on 2026-06-29

the app automatically determines that all indoor light is indirect and all outdoor light is direct, there is no way to change the settings on that as far as i know. the shade/ part sun/ full sun are describing what direction the window faces. a south window is full sun, east and west are part shade, and north is full shade. some argue west windows can be considered full sun if you live in a hot climate. i'm honestly not a fan of "bright indirect" or "medium direct" descriptors and the like, they're too ambiguous and everyone's definition is different

### Lyds and Leelees Mum commented on 2026-06-29

I don't have any answers because I've been wondering this myself! I'm so glad you asked this question and will follow for replies.

### Springvision commented on 2026-06-29

I'm not sure if this is what you are referring to, but you can choose your own light setting for each individual plant or use the light meter

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