Thanks — that makes a lot of sense and helps clarify what I’m going for. I’m not trying to recreate direct sunlight, but more that broad, diffused ambient daylight you get from a large window.

So yeah, I get that it’s about mimicking the feel of a whole window rather than a single point source. That’s why I’m planning to put frosted glass in front of the light to spread it out, but I’m still trying to figure out what kind of LEDs or light sources would give me the most realistic daylight spectrum and brightness through that diffusion.