diff --git a/core/include/vf/Lighting.h b/core/include/vf/Lighting.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+#include "World.h"
+#include "Math.h"
+
+namespace vf {
+
+constexpr int maxLight = 15;
+
+// Baked light for a rectangular world region. Two channels: `sun` (skylight,
+// seeded from the open top of the box and travelling straight down without
+// attenuation) and `block` (emitter light from Glowstone). Both are BFS
+// flood-filled, losing one level per step into a transparent neighbour.
+struct LightField {
+    Vec3i origin;   // world-space minimum corner
+    Vec3i dims;     // extent in blocks
+    std::vector<uint8_t> sun;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> block;
+
+    int index(int lx, int ly, int lz) const {
+        return (ly * dims.z + lz) * dims.x + lx;
+    }
+
+    bool localInBox(int lx, int ly, int lz) const {
+        return lx >= 0 && lx < dims.x && ly >= 0 && ly < dims.y && lz >= 0 && lz < dims.z;
+    }
+
+    // World-space sampling. Skylight above the box top reads as open sky (full),
+    // everything else outside the box reads dark.
+    uint8_t sunAtWorld(int gx, int gy, int gz) const {
+        int lx = gx - origin.x, ly = gy - origin.y, lz = gz - origin.z;
+        if (ly >= dims.y && lx >= 0 && lx < dims.x && lz >= 0 && lz < dims.z)
+            return static_cast<uint8_t>(maxLight);
+        if (!localInBox(lx, ly, lz)) return 0;
+        return sun[index(lx, ly, lz)];
+    }
+
+    uint8_t blockAtWorld(int gx, int gy, int gz) const {
+        int lx = gx - origin.x, ly = gy - origin.y, lz = gz - origin.z;
+        if (!localInBox(lx, ly, lz)) return 0;
+        return block[index(lx, ly, lz)];
+    }
+
+    // Combined perceived brightness 0..1: brighter of scaled skylight and block
+    // light. `dayFactor` in 0..1 dims the sun for night without touching torches.
+    float combinedAtWorld(int gx, int gy, int gz, float dayFactor = 1.0f) const {
+        float s = static_cast<float>(sunAtWorld(gx, gy, gz)) * dayFactor;
+        float b = static_cast<float>(blockAtWorld(gx, gy, gz));
+        float best = s > b ? s : b;
+        return best / static_cast<float>(maxLight);
+    }
+};
+
+// Flood-fills skylight and block light across a world region. The box top is
+// treated as open sky. Opaque blocks stop propagation; Air, Water and Leaves
+// carry light onward.
+LightField computeLight(const World& world, const Vec3i& origin, const Vec3i& dims);
+
+} // namespace vf
diff --git a/core/src/Lighting.cpp b/core/src/Lighting.cpp
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+#include "vf/Lighting.h"
+
+#include <deque>
+
+namespace vf {
+
+namespace {
+
+struct Node {
+    int lx, ly, lz;
+    uint8_t level;
+};
+
+const int neighbourOffset[6][3] = {{1, 0, 0},  {-1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0},
+                                   {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, 1},  {0, 0, -1}};
+
+} // namespace
+
+LightField computeLight(const World& world, const Vec3i& origin, const Vec3i& dims) {
+    LightField field;
+    field.origin = origin;
+    field.dims = dims;
+    std::size_t cells = static_cast<std::size_t>(dims.x) * dims.y * dims.z;
+    field.sun.assign(cells, 0);
+    field.block.assign(cells, 0);
+
+    auto occludes = [&](int lx, int ly, int lz) {
+        return occludesLight(world.blockAt(origin.x + lx, origin.y + ly, origin.z + lz));
+    };
+
+    std::deque<Node> queue;
+
+    for (int lx = 0; lx < dims.x; ++lx) {
+        for (int lz = 0; lz < dims.z; ++lz) {
+            for (int ly = dims.y - 1; ly >= 0; --ly) {
+                if (occludes(lx, ly, lz)) break;
+                int i = field.index(lx, ly, lz);
+                field.sun[i] = static_cast<uint8_t>(maxLight);
+                queue.push_back({lx, ly, lz, static_cast<uint8_t>(maxLight)});
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    while (!queue.empty()) {
+        Node node = queue.front();
+        queue.pop_front();
+        uint8_t current = field.sun[field.index(node.lx, node.ly, node.lz)];
+        if (current != node.level) continue;
+
+        for (auto& off : neighbourOffset) {
+            int nx = node.lx + off[0], ny = node.ly + off[1], nz = node.lz + off[2];
+            if (!field.localInBox(nx, ny, nz) || occludes(nx, ny, nz)) continue;
+            bool straightDown = off[1] == -1 && current == maxLight;
+            uint8_t target = straightDown ? static_cast<uint8_t>(maxLight)
+                                          : static_cast<uint8_t>(current - 1);
+            if (target == 0) continue;
+            int ni = field.index(nx, ny, nz);
+            if (field.sun[ni] >= target) continue;
+            field.sun[ni] = target;
+            queue.push_back({nx, ny, nz, target});
+        }
+    }
+
+    queue.clear();
+    for (int lx = 0; lx < dims.x; ++lx) {
+        for (int ly = 0; ly < dims.y; ++ly) {
+            for (int lz = 0; lz < dims.z; ++lz) {
+                int emission = blockLightEmission(
+                    world.blockAt(origin.x + lx, origin.y + ly, origin.z + lz));
+                if (emission <= 0) continue;
+                int i = field.index(lx, ly, lz);
+                field.block[i] = static_cast<uint8_t>(emission);
+                queue.push_back({lx, ly, lz, static_cast<uint8_t>(emission)});
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    while (!queue.empty()) {
+        Node node = queue.front();
+        queue.pop_front();
+        uint8_t current = field.block[field.index(node.lx, node.ly, node.lz)];
+        if (current != node.level || current <= 1) continue;
+
+        for (auto& off : neighbourOffset) {
+            int nx = node.lx + off[0], ny = node.ly + off[1], nz = node.lz + off[2];
+            if (!field.localInBox(nx, ny, nz) || occludes(nx, ny, nz)) continue;
+            uint8_t target = static_cast<uint8_t>(current - 1);
+            int ni = field.index(nx, ny, nz);
+            if (field.block[ni] >= target) continue;
+            field.block[ni] = target;
+            queue.push_back({nx, ny, nz, target});
+        }
+    }
+
+    return field;
+}
+
+} // namespace vf