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What is being observed in a situation where a light bulb seems less bright when the sun is shining through a window is based on the way the eye works. Let's take a moment and look at the issues.

When a light bulb is on, we see the light and our brain "assigns" a "brightness" to the lamp. If it's a bright, sunny day and the lamp is near a window, all bets are off. The voltage to the lamp is the same, and the lamp is still emitting all the light (photomic energy) that it has been. But the "extra" light from the sun that streams through the window will "overload" the eye to a certain extent. The light will not seem as bright, and it is all because of the way the eye works. It has nothing to do with the lamp.

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