If a room is almost completely white in color, do you then describe the room as light or bright.
I have a sentence:
She stepped into a modern, light/bright living room.
In my opinion, “She stepped into a modern, light living room,” is preferred. If some reference to sunshine surrounds the sentence, there is justification for substituting ‘bright’ for ‘light’. The circumstances surrounding the arrival would then justify using ‘bright’ (meaning it almost glows or makes the observer squint).
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In my opinion, “She stepped into a modern, light living room,” is preferred.
If some reference to sunshine surrounds the sentence, there is justification for substituting ‘bright’ for ‘light’. The circumstances surrounding the arrival would then justify using ‘bright’ (meaning it almost glows or makes the observer squint). To me, ‘light’ is the absence of dark furnishings. The carpet, wa