dispersed light
diffused light
scattered light

Cal was surprised that only a scattered few lights were lit.

Zeldyan looked down on the few scattered lights that were Lornth for a time before turning.

Khalil could see scattered lights below, and to his front he saw a bright glow on the ocean.

The farther through the atmosphere you look, the more scattered light you see.

By now the mountains were filling a quarter of the sky; a few scattered lights could be seen ashore.

Another way involves an instrument that uses scattered light from a large number of drops.

Most people were leaving for home, and a few scattered lights remained on in several buildings.

Below him, the entire valley seemed asleep, with only a few scattered lights coming from the windows of its farmhouses and villages.

On the Moon, there's no scattered light in the sky and the corona would shine out.

It is this scattered light that gives the surrounding sky its brightness and its color.