# Is there anyway to increase DirectionalLight height?

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [July 16, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925 "2026-07-16T21:49:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![skinnyleonard](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/skinnyleonard/32/56407_2.png) [@skinnyleonard](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/skinnyleonard)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/1 "2026-07-16T21:49:22Z")

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Hello, im making shadows, light.shadow.camera.height i think it would be called?, depends of the following on the image:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/threejs/original/3X/9/d/9d27bfe16003260ff80182f99a8fa66d10108ede.png)  
i want to increase that, what i indicate up there in white

As you can see in the following image, my shadow is cutoff because this:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/threejs/original/3X/c/f/cfd41554463846780eb4be19292b22a9be2d7ab1.png)

I played with light.shadow.camera properties, but that doesnt solve my problem, light.position.x/y/z doesnt solve it either

Sorry if im not explaining well, you got the images, im available if you have any questions  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![manthrax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/manthrax/32/2596_2.png) [@manthrax](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/manthrax)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/2 "2026-07-16T21:55:08Z")

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directionalLight.shadow.camera.far = 1000;  
directionalLight.shadow.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();

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**Author:** ![skinnyleonard](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/skinnyleonard/32/56407_2.png) [@skinnyleonard](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/skinnyleonard)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/3 "2026-07-16T21:59:52Z")

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ohh i feel dumb haha, well thanks it worked!!!

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**Author:** ![manthrax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/manthrax/32/2596_2.png) [@manthrax](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/manthrax)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/4 "2026-07-19T20:08:55Z")

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if you need to increase the coverage area.. you can scale .left,right,top,bottom of the shadow.camera, followed by updateProjectionMatrix()

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**Author:** ![phil\_crowther](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/phil_crowther/32/64202_2.png) [@phil\_crowther](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/phil_crowther)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/5 "2026-07-20T03:24:55Z")

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Yes, that might be an even better alternative than increasing the light height because the shadow resolution can degrade as height increases. If the OP creates an internal view, he might want to use a light that is only a few meters away.

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**Author:** ![manthrax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/manthrax/32/2596_2.png) [@manthrax](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/manthrax)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/6 "2026-07-20T04:04:38Z")

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I think with a directionalLight it doesn’t matter, since its camera is orthographic. For a spotlight (perspectivecamera) tho, that is very true.

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**Author:** ![phil\_crowther](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/phil_crowther/32/64202_2.png) [@phil\_crowther](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/phil_crowther)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/7 "2026-07-21T06:21:13Z")

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I was referring to directional lights. However, what you say makes sense. One factor may be that I have been using WebGPU which used to have problems with shading. I tried to get a side by side comparison. Although there were still some differences, it appears that WebGPU may have now been improved to the point that the differences are negligible.

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**Author:** ![manthrax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/manthrax/32/2596_2.png) [@manthrax](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/manthrax)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-increase-directionallight-height/92925/8 "2026-07-21T06:37:43Z")

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Ah I see what you meant. Yes you do lose some shadow depth precision by increasing the far. You can also increase the near to compensate for that a bit.. also adjusting the .bias.