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Conversely, as the surface area is moved further away from the light source, the illuminance value decreases. This relationship allows illuminance to provide an approximate indication of the intensity of a light source when comparing the illuminance of two lights over the same surface area from the same distance. Illuminance does not directly measure the capacity of a light source to produce light. Instead, it quantifies the amount of light that reaches a specific surface. 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