A lighting device for emitting a first color distribution predominantly in a first direction and for emitting a second color distribution predominantly in a second direction, the lighting device comprising: - a light source (118, 508) for emitting light of a predefined color distribution comprising light of a first color (106, 316, 360), - a light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) for partly reflecting or backscattering impinging light and partly transmitting impinging light, the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) not being fully transparent, - a light exit window for emitting light into the ambient of the lighting device, the light exit window having a first part (110, 306, 358) for an escape of light of the first color distribution and a second part (102, 304, 352) for an escape of light of the second color distribution, the second part (102, 304, 352) being different from the first part (110,306,358), the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) being arranged in between the light source (118, 508) and the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) having an edge near the light exit window for separating the first part (110, 306, 358) and the second part (102, 304, 352), - a luminescent material for converting light of the first color (106, 316, 360) to light of a second color (104, 308, 354), the luminescent material being arranged in the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501), or being arranged in between the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) and the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, or being arranged on the first part (110, 306, 358) of the light exit window or on the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, with the color distribution of the light that is emitted through the first part of the light exit window differing from the color distribution of the light that is emitted through the second part of the light exit window; characterized by; - a light distributing layer for partly reflecting or backscattering impinging light and partly transmitting impinging light, the light distributing layer being arranged in between the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) and the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, the light distributing layer not being fully transparent, wherein - the light exit window has a third part overlapping with a section of the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, - the light distributing layer has an edge near the light exit window for forming a border of the third part. - a light source (118, 508) for emitting light of a predefined color distribution comprising light of a first color (106, 316, 360), - a light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) for partly reflecting or backscattering impinging light and partly transmitting impinging light, the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) not being fully transparent, - a light exit window for emitting light into the ambient of the lighting device, the light exit window having a first part (110, 306, 358) for an escape of light of the first color distribution and a second part (102, 304, 352) for an escape of light of the second color distribution, the second part (102, 304, 352) being different from the first part (110,306,358), the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) being arranged in between the light source (118, 508) and the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) having an edge near the light exit window for separating the first part (110, 306, 358) and the second part (102, 304, 352), - a luminescent material for converting light of the first color (106, 316, 360) to light of a second color (104, 308, 354), the luminescent material being arranged in the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501), or being arranged in between the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) and the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, or being arranged on the first part (110, 306, 358) of the light exit window or on the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, with the color distribution of the light that is emitted through the first part of the light exit window differing from the color distribution of the light that is emitted through the second part of the light exit window; characterized by; - a light distributing layer for partly reflecting or backscattering impinging light and partly transmitting impinging light, the light distributing layer being arranged in between the light distributing layer (108, 201, 222, 242, 314, 356, 404, 501) and the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, the light distributing layer not being fully transparent, wherein - the light exit window has a third part overlapping with a section of the second part (102, 304, 352) of the light exit window, - the light distributing layer has an edge near the light exit window for forming a border of the third part.