Njengesibane esifanelekileyo somsila, siya kuba nezi mpawu zilandelayo:
(1) Ukukhanya okuphezulu kunye nokuhanjiswa kokukhanya okufanelekileyo;
(2) Ukunyuka okuqaqambileyo kwexesha langaphambili;
(3) Ubomi obude, ukugcinwa kwamahhala, ukusetyenziswa kwamandla aphantsi;
(4) Ukuqina kokutshintsha okuqinileyo;
(5) Ukungcangcazela okuhle kunye nokuchasana kwempembelelo.
Okwangoku, imithombo yokukhanya esetyenziswa kwizibane zomsila wemoto ikakhulu izibane ze-incandescent. Ukongeza, kuye kwavela imithombo emitsha yokukhanya, efana ne-light emitting diode (LED) kunye nezibane ze-neon.