Collocations for sunlight - noun

blinding, bright, brilliant, harsh, hot, intense, scorching, strong, warm
He emerged from the tunnel into blinding sunlight.

direct, full
plants that do not like direct sunlight

pale, weak
dappled, golden
the dappled sunlight of the forest

reflected
afternoon, evening, morning
spring, summer, etc.

beam, ray, shaft
patch, pool

block out
a dank backyard with a wall that blocked out the sunlight

be exposed to
Do not leave your skin exposed to sunlight for too long.

come in, fall, filter, flood, penetrate sth, pierce sth, pour, shine, stream
Sunlight filtered dustily through the slats of the door.
in dark thickets where sunlight could not penetrate
She threw back the shutters and the sunlight streamed in.

fill sth
Bright sunlight filled the room.

gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, shimmer, sparkle
the sunlight sparkling on the water

be reflected from sth, reflect off sth, reflect on sth

in the sunlight
waves sparkling in the sunlight

into the sunlight
We came out into bright sunlight again.

gleam in the sunlight, glint in the sunlight, shimmer in the sunlight, sparkle in the sunlight
The sea shimmered in the sunlight.

blink in the sunlight, squint in the sunlight
They emerged from their cells, blinking in the sunlight.