[SKILCZ]

A friend moved to a new house recently & his bedroom is down a long hall. His wife likes a night light to see when she gets up to go to the bathroom at night. His question for me was where to put the night light. He was debating between

A) In his room (which would front light any intruder coming down the hall for positive ID, but might light the room enough to give away concealment of the home owner)
B) Down the hall (which would back light any intruder coming down the hall and possibly affect the intruder's night vision as he'd be coming out of a lit area into a dark area, but might make a positive ID more difficult with a back lit silhouette)

Where would you tell him to put it? Is it better to front light the intruder while potentially lighting up your room for him to see, or is it better to back light the intruder while potentially having a harder time positively IDing his silhouette?

Obviously, I told him to get a good flashlight for IDing and blinding intruders, but the night light question still stands.

Thanks for any help in advance.