Brighten Every Corner of Your Property With These Outdoor Lighting Picks (2024)

These solar ground lights are relatively inexpensive and a cinch to install—just flip the switch and push the connected spike into the ground.

The outdoor lights are available in packs of eight or 12, and in a choice of cool or warm-white LEDs. They're ideal for lighting up pathways or for defining landscaping, and their basic style pairs well with any home.

According to the manufacturer, you can expect at least four hours of light in the evening, though the disks must charge in full sun for 8 to 10 hours.

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These elegant, tall solar path lights are brighter than most of the other solar-powered options we write about, at 25 lumens per light. As such, they’re ideal for illuminating dark pathways in a backyard or garden.

The stainless steel and ABS plastic fixtures look upscale, designed to cast a pretty pattern on the lawn. No tools are required to set them up. All you have to do is turn them on, stake them in the ground, and let the sun do its magic.

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If you have a deck or steps, a set of directional landscape lights can add ambiance and save you from trips and stumbles in the dark.

These LEDs are available in multiple finishes in packs of eight, 12, and 16, made to replace phased out 8-watt halogen lights. They can be flush-mounted to a surface and connected together via a 12-volt transformer, sold separately.

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If security is paramount to you, this floodlight camera combo from Ring is an excellent (and popular) choice. Beyond just having a motion sensor, it can record with night color vision, offers two-way talk, and can scare the jeepers out of intruders with a 105-decibel siren and a blast of 2,000 lumens of light.

Users can fine-tune the area they want the camera to record, and through the app you can set up schedules and notifications. Keep in mind that smart functions require a subscription, which adds to the overall cost.

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Illuminate your front door, garage, or other entryway with this modern farmhouse outdoor fixture, available in bronze or black finishes and sold singly or in a pair. You can also opt to order it with or without a dawn-to-dusk sensor.

The outdoor lights won't rust, have a high IP65 rating to prevent water and dust from getting inside, and with two priced at less than $75 at the time of this writing, the packages offers excellent value. Once hardwired, you can install a vintage-style LED bulb to complete the look.

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String lights are a great addition to any outdoor space. Govee really amps it up on the traditional string light system by adding smart capabilities, making them multicolored and app-controllable via app as well as by Google Assistant and Alexa.

The outdoor lights are also capable of producing 16 million colors and have 47 scene modes that allow you to tune each light to a certain color or even pulse with your favorite songs. While each string is only 48 feet long and has 15 bulbs, you can string up to two sets together.

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This motion-sensor solar-powered path lights from Ring are a great way to illuminate long paths and driveways. When motion is detected, they brighten for a short period as people walk or drive by.

They also incorporate smart features when connected via Echo Bridge or the Ring hub, so you can receive notifications if the lights are triggered when you aren’t home and control them remotely via a smart device.

They’re available as single units for $35, or with a hub and two units starting at about $90.

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