Vehicle lighting structure with first lamp assembly fixed to vehicle body and second lamp assembly fixed to trunk lid that align with one another with trunk lid closed

A vehicle lighting structure comprising:

• a vehicle body structure having an outer body surface surrounding an opening;
• a closure member pivotally supported to the vehicle body structure and movable between a closed orientation covering the opening and an open orientation exposing the opening;
• a first lamp assembly having an attachment surface attached to the vehicle body structure adjacent to the opening, a transparent surface opposite the attachment surface, and a side surface extending from the light emitting surface to the attachment surface, the side surface having a first light passage, the first lamp assembly having a hollow interior that includes a light dispersing member disposed within the hollow interior, the light dispersing member being positioned to receive light emitted through the first light passage;
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• a second lamp assembly having an attachment surface attached to the closure member, a transparent surface opposite the attachment surface and a side surface extending from the transparent surface to the attachment surface, the side surface having a second light passage, the second lamp assembly having a hollow interior with a first lighting device disposed therein, the first lighting device being positioned to emit light through the second light passage, such that with the closure member in the closed orientation, the second light passage and the first light passage are adjacent to one another and with the first lighting device operating, the first lighting device emits light through the second light passage into the first light passage illuminating the light dispersing member within the first lamp assembly.