Understanding Sunlight

[imbaddakota]

Hello everyone! This is my first post, sorry if it is long...

I have 3 phals, 1 oncidium, 3 cymbidiums, 3 epicattleyas, 2 cattleyas, and 5 new orchids for me (Brass, Angraecum, beallara, and a dendrobium mini). I am in a new house with windows in all directions, but having trouble figuring out where to put some of them.

The 3 phals were in the north windows but the foliage became very dark, i moved them to the south windows and they love it (reddish tinge and all) this window received 2 hours or so of light a day, but in this same window the cattleyas and epicattleyas became burned at the tips so i moved them to the north windows which are bright all day with no direct sun (too soon to know if they like it).

I would have thought that they would have wanted to be positioned in the south since they are med to strong light, and the phals in the north which are med light.

I guess what i am asking is if this sounds right? can bright indirect light be stronger than limited direct light?

Also, My cymbidiums are on the patio in the "cold" so they bloom, receiving one to two hours of morning sun then one hour of dappled sun but when i bring them indoors will they be better off in the south or north? I could also put them in the east window to receive morning sun only but that does not seem like enough?

Thanks!!!