The needs for reaching a contemplative spirituality during prayer have never been easy to meet. Infinite number of
designs of mosque and church has been developed, but seemingly the result is still dissatisfied. We experimented the
role of daylight to meet that needs and used 24 university students to evaluate the responses. The ANOVA statistic
results show that the samples perceive the spatial effect from the maximum and a lesser amount of skylight above the
mihrab or altar significantly differently from that of the lesser wall openings. This study proves the positive effect of
daylight in creating a contemplative perception of space.