Anyone lives in houses which seem to radiate light?

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I can't believe how much this is possible; apparently older houses are more likely to be like this, but who knows at this point. A window in the bedroom that is 80% or so the size of the 'wall' (I'm sure they didn't spend much on bricks) - until it was blocked (oh, the bastard owners left it without even a curtain... for three days I could only sleep three hours, at one point almost realizing why some go on shooting sprees...) - and then, guess what? Even after that was dealt with... door has a goddamn transparent panel. Seriously? Whoever built this seems to have an A-Z of how to torture people with light. Bathroom nearby has a window too (previous one had none at all)... and another panel, just so all the sun in the day makes sure to reach me.

Is this sadism or are they seriously fetishizing light? I hate this world... I'm surprised there are windows in fact, one would think their sensory sadism extends to having big holes just to let all the ghastly outside noises in... oh, and charge rent, because holes need to be rented, of course.

First, that's not radiating, that's admitting light. Second, my most favourite room was a porch that had been enclosed with windows, and I worked nights then. Third, you are probably paying a premium - basements are cheaper and darker. You would have loved living in Pompei - small windows, and all the paint was black or red.

P.S. - You sound as if you are suffering from extreme sleep deprivation. 13 years ago, I moved to a totally different environment to be able to get enough sleep to drive safely. Now, I learn that to talk safely, I need another hour or so.

Have you ever tried using those darkening or blackout blinds in your windows?

They were a lifesaver when I was younger and had trouble sleeping at night.

We have one. Light is important for me to avoid extreme depression, so we have counteracted it some with the paint we chose for our walls. This way we still get light, but not the operating room kind of light. Ambient lighting is less harsh for me too. We use no direct, overhead lighting. And as I said, paint. White walls and light are seizure inducing ( I don't really have seizures, but it feels very uncomfortable.)!

Older houses had less in the way of artificial, reliable, bright light sources. So yeah, where it was affordable, there was a lot more in the way of light-admitting architecture and decor.

Even today, dwellings are still built in ways which are oriented towards the sun, although with cheap interior lighting being more of a factor, natural light admittance/transmission has become something of a premium design factor.

I can recommend blackout curtains or, if those are too expensive, cutting a sheet of thick cardboard or large box to fit the window and using plastic adhesive or plasticine around the edges.

Alternatively, and less visually intrusively; sleep masks. That might depend on whether you have tactile sensitivities, though.