THE NIGHT WINDOW — ORIGINAL STILL STUDY REVIEW

Scope: three completed Clout nano-banana-2 still images. Base plus two independent reference-guided edits of the prepared base. Three jobs charged five credits each, zero refunded. No video, simulated lighting or produced narrative is represented.

Base: cool blue surroundings, green shop frame, cobalt watering can left, three terracotta plant pots and amber paper lantern upper right. Prompt asked for switched-off lantern; output looks luminous. This is a miss, not a verified lights-off frame.

Warm variation: stronger amber emphasis around lantern, leaves and counter. Broad door/window layout and main props remain recognisable. Fine foliage and textures differ; no pixel-identical continuity claim.

Morning variation: lighter wood and pavement, pale cool reflections and cream-gray paper lantern appearance. Daylight direction is a proposed visual reading, not measured illumination. The internal patch and reflections do not establish a physical switch state.

Chosen palettes: authored hex values for direction, not sampled image statistics. Warm or cool color does not guarantee a universal emotional response.

Grayscale preview: standard Sharp grayscale conversion of the image contact sheet, not a new model render, calibrated exposure test or final grade.

Cover: authored typography and crop/layout of these three actual stills. Separate cover generation request was rejected for insufficient existing credits; no fourth image generation is claimed.

Next review: decide whether the base lantern miss matters to the intended action. If a visible switch-on action is essential, revise the frame before approval. Test any subsequent video through its ending for changed props, color drift and the intended action; no such clip was rendered here.