condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

lighting, light - having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"

dark, darkness - absence of light or illumination

interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

disambiguation - clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity

brightness level, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, brightness, light - the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"

Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance