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I have a scene with a circular plane and three spotlights that shine down on it intermittently. Below is a screenshot of the scene (one of the lights is currently illuminating the plane):

Screenshot of the scene

In the final rendering, I only want the circular plane to be illuminated. However, when I render this scene, I instead see some light that appears off the plane. In the image below you can see that light in the lower-right corner of the image:

Rendered scene

My question is this: how can I stop the light from appearing in the background of the scene and appear only on the circular plane?

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There is a hidden object (in viewport but visible in render mode). Unhide it with alt + h. I don't know if thats the issue.

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  • $\begingroup$ That was it! I didn't realize that hidden objects can still render. Thanks for pointing out the obvious. $\endgroup$
    – placebo_me_please
    Commented Aug 12, 2022 at 23:01

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