Yes. Having it limited to some areas and not all might make it more tolerable for people who want to be able to see without pumping their gamma. Or a way to illuminate an area so you don't have to necessarily "deal" with it for X minutes until sunrise.
More "weapon-adjacent" there were a few versions of the lighting and flashlight combination that made it really immersive to use.
Spinning around catching glimpses of things scuttling in the dark only to fire at shadows from plants waving in the breeze was exciting.