Synonym for Starburst?

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Is there a word for the starburst pattern when you squint up under a tree, and there's the sunlight passing in between leaves.

I checked the word "starburst," and it represent the description accurately, but I want a synonym for it. Is there another word for it?
 

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Just some ideas. I don't know whether any of them are what you're looking for.

star effect
filtered light
sunbeams
radiating light
sunlight streaming
star pattern
 

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A streal (perhaps.)
A dazzle
A brilliant, crenellated ellipse (of light)
 

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I never thought of that pattern as starburst. Stop looking for a synonym, and start looking for a different word that fits, or make one up.
 

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It's a rather broad realm--you could pick anything from twinkle to nova . . . You've got to decide the level of impact you want that aspect of the scene to have that melds well with your style. Best of Luck!
 

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There's a Japanese word called komorebi which refers to the interplay of light and leaves when the light shines through the trees, but has no direct translation in English.

I'm reminded when I look up through red fir branches. They have a lacy pattern like snowflakes and the light appears to glow through the needles.
 

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Chiaroscuro.

But just put "the light through the leaves" honestly.
 

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"The sun's splitting the trees."

At least that was the local phrase when I was growing up.