Indirect light means that the sun doesn't directly strike the windows(and the plants). As long as this is the case, you can put the plants as close to the window as you want.

And I would argue that they would both benefit from early or late sunlight (early morning or late evening). The key to getting growth is to give as much light as possible, without burning the plant.

Direct sun would be outdoor only. Indirect sun would count as sun shining through a window directly on said plant.

Windows greatly filter the light a lot more than you can imagine.

The lightload wouldnt be the issue. The heatwould. But a small fan or any kind of air circulation would fix that.

If you have screens it filters a lot more then just having glass. That is still direct sun for a "house plant". The first comment sums it up.

I disagree.

Besides, no plant is meant to be a houseplant.

Why starve it of light it would otherwise use to thrive?

Theres so much misinformation out there about indoor light levels and that’s why plants get thrown in dark corners and people

wonder why they’re not doing well.

Thats why we're here talking on this.

Bright indirect light means it should get as much light as possible without exposed to direct sunlight. Medium indirect lights sometimes suggested to bring best appearance of the plant. Some plants are growing best in nature that way. To make it precise, you can install light intensity app on your phone. Medium indirect light maybe 2000 - 5000 lux. Bright is around 10000. Direct sunlight will jump above 30000 lux.

lux is amount of light per sq meter, fc per sq foot, so approx 3000 lux= 300fc.

1fc=10.764lux to be exact.

i quote what i found about window light:

A northern windowsill can measure light levels as low as 200 ft-c on a clear
winter day.

Low light conditions are those which receive 25 to 100 foot-candles

of light intensity and never any direct light. This characterizes the northern

window for most of the year and distances of beyond eight feet for the other directional exposures.

Indirect light exposures receive 100 to 300 foot-candles of light intensity

for periods of two but less than five hours each day. This condition is typical

for the east and west-facing windows and at least two feet away from

the window sill of a southern exposure.

Southern
exposures receive the greatest amount of direct light. Direct light exposures
receive between 300 and 1000 foot-candles of light intensity and about five
hours of direct sun.

i got this when i was searching for specifics on low -medium-high light plants.

• Low:
  minimum 25 ft-c – 75 ft-c, 75ft-c – 200 ft-c for good growth
• Medium:
  minimum 75 ft-c – 150 ft-c, 200 ft-c – 500 ft-c preferred
• High:
  minimum 150 ft-c – 1,000 ft-c, 500 ft-c – 1,000 ft-c preferred
• Very
  high: minimum 1,000 ft-c, 1,000+ ft-c preferred

and it all depends on latitude: further north the light is much weaker.

so in the sub-tropics what requires shade might require full sunny window up in canada..that is why recommendations are so confusing...

another quote:

Low (500–2,500 lux; 50–250 fc): North window at 40o latitude

Medium
(2,500–10,000 lux; 250–1,000 fc): East/West window at 40o latitude,
filtered daylight

bright: Full Daylight
(10,000–25,000 lux), South window at 40o latitude