map light

Overhead reading lamp

A map light is a small, focused light inside a vehicle, typically mounted on or near the ceiling above the front seats.

Originally designed to illuminate maps for nighttime navigation, map lights now serve general purposes—finding dropped items, reading, or locating things in a bag: Can you turn on the map light? I can't find my phone.

Related

front seat · glow · switch · bulb · dim · nighttime · late night · night driving · car · ceiling · glove box · vanity mirror · mirror · driving · parked · click · LED · amber

Categories
Opposites
light source scope/intensity in vehicles

map lightheadlights

Front vehicle lamps

high beams · fog lights · brights · driving lights · flood light

interior vs. exterior vehicle lighting

map lightheadlights

Front vehicle lamps

headlamps · fog lights · high beams · driving lights · taillights

Family

map, light, maps, mapped, mapping, mapper, lights, lit, lighted

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G