When there is a lot of moonlight/sunlight in a place

[alpacinou]

I want to describe a situation when there is a lot of moonlight/sunlight in a place. Can I say "moon-washed" or "sun-washed"?

Are these okay?

1. To my right, spread over a hill, lay a moon-washed meadow.

2. The walk on the sun-washed beach refreshed me.

 

[Skrej]

They're fine. I'm not sure they convey the idea of intense light, though. To me they both suggest soft or muted light.

In paintings, a wash is a thin transparent or translucent layer. Similarly, is something is washed out it has muted or faded colors.

Conversely, if something is 'awash (definition2)' with something else, it means there are large amounts of it.

 

[SoothingDave]

Unfortunately, the term "sun washed" doesn't refer to a lot of light being present, but rather that something is faded or bleached by the long term presence of a lot of sunlight. Like "the sun washed paint on the old barn needed to be re-done."