Vehicle luminaire for illuminating the interior of the vehicle, comprising - at least one light source (29; 4, 5), - a light guiding body having a light input coupling surface (32; 6, 7), into which the light emission of the light source (29; 4, 5) is coupled, and - a planar masking element, one side of which is oriented in the direction of the interior of the vehicle and the other side of which is oriented in the opposite direction, wherein the light source (29; 4, 5) is arranged at that side of the masking element which faces away from the interior of the vehicle, and wherein the light guiding body extends around the masking element, such that the light emission of the light source (29; 4, 5) is guided from the side facing away from the interior of the vehicle to the side facing the interior of the vehicle and is coupled out there, wherein - a first part of the light emission of the at least one light source (29; 4, 5) passes to that side of the light guiding body which faces the interior of the vehicle from a first side and a second part of the light emission of the at least one light source (29; 4, 5) passes to that side of the light guiding body which faces the interior of the vehicle from a second side situated opposite the first side, characterized in that - the light guiding body has a multiplicity of light output coupling structures (27; 9) on the side facing the interior of the vehicle, wherein each light output coupling structure (27; 9) has a first region, on which the first part of the light emission impinges, and a second region, on which the second part of the light emission impinges, and - the light output coupling generated by means of the first region has a different emission characteristic from the light output coupling generated by means of the second region. - at least one light source (29; 4, 5), - a light guiding body having a light input coupling surface (32; 6, 7), into which the light emission of the light source (29; 4, 5) is coupled, and - a planar masking element, one side of which is oriented in the direction of the interior of the vehicle and the other side of which is oriented in the opposite direction, wherein the light source (29; 4, 5) is arranged at that side of the masking element which faces away from the interior of the vehicle, and wherein the light guiding body extends around the masking element, such that the light emission of the light source (29; 4, 5) is guided from the side facing away from the interior of the vehicle to the side facing the interior of the vehicle and is coupled out there, - a first part of the light emission of the at least one light source (29; 4, 5) passes to that side of the light guiding body which faces the interior of the vehicle from a first side and a second part of the light emission of the at least one light source (29; 4, 5) passes to that side of the light guiding body which faces the interior of the vehicle from a second side situated opposite the first side, characterized in that - the light guiding body has a multiplicity of light output coupling structures (27; 9) on the side facing the interior of the vehicle, wherein each light output coupling structure (27; 9) has a first region, on which the first part of the light emission impinges, and a second region, on which the second part of the light emission impinges, and - the light output coupling generated by means of the first region has a different emission characteristic from the light output coupling generated by means of the second region.