Lamps illuminate a house, but when it comes to absence of people, they remain unperceived. Dwellings devoid of individual presence stay unlit. Nobody to greet the glow, nobody's property to enlighten. Vacant homes remain void of light, leaving the lamps with no purpose. Beam seeks occupants, but
in nobody's home, there's no one to light up.
The lights are on but nobody is at home definition and