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... should one not lay the joints of the floors according to the direction of the light? Or is that rather a matter of "taste" as well?

Well, that seems to be an elongated, narrow room. Laying it turned by about 90° would make it appear even longer and narrower.

Taste is practically everything or nothing, but the rule has a reason, namely to make the joint "less visible." This, in turn, is only a desired effect when the surface as a whole should appear more uniform. In "wood look" and the like, irregularity is supposed to support the authenticity of the in reality patterned repeated decor, i.e. it is precisely the intention to make it recognizable (or even to emphasize) that the surface consists of "individual planks." The emphasis on longitudinal and transverse stripes comes more into play where the brightness of the individual elements (or even within an element the contrasts between the base tone and the grain) changes more strongly.

Over the weekend, unpacked the stairs and sanded them a bit. The impregnation will come at the very end.

Took the stairs out over the weekend and sanded them a bit. The impregnation comes at the very end.

The all-important question was: how bright or dark is it in the living room? Is it okay for you? How does it look so far?

Unpacked the stairs over the weekend

And until then it was still lying under the Christmas tree? *JK*

Unpacked the stairs over the weekend and sanded a bit. The impregnation will come at the very end.

How exactly do you want to do the impregnation?
I recently read that someone wanted to do it with water glass (I think that was ?) and you had decided on a different method, right?

We still haven't done anything to our stairs - they are still raw. But at some point, we should get around to it...

Looks great with you

Do not place the glass of water on the stairs.
It is more of a sealant and not an impregnation.