High!

For the time being, I decided to fix my illumination problem by using a
shadowless fill light for my apartment, of course with a fading to avoid
additional illumination of the outside world. As I placed the fill light
light right on the x center of the block, which is 5.54 units from the
outer edge of the balcony door opening, I set the fading_distance to 5.54.

Strangely, if I use fading_power 10 (to get a really sharp drop in
brightness beyond the balcony door), the insides of the building remain
as dark as without any fill light... with fading_power 1, I get an at
least halfway credible indoor illumination (the original light
brightness is rgb 0.2), but then of course the light still illuminates

at least as bright like without fading, or even slightly brighter, as
with fading, the light intensity starts at two times the nominal value
(according to the POV manual)?

Attached here are the following versions:

a) view into my apartment without any fill light
b) view along the street without any fill light
c) view into my apartment with a simple point fill light, no fading
d) view along the street with a simple point fill light, no fading
e) view into my apartment with a simple point fill light, fading_power =   1
f) view along the street with simple point fill light, fading_power = 1
g) view into my apartment with a simple point fill light, fading_power = 10
h) view along the street with simple point fill light, fading_power = 10

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

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