Sconce ni ubwoko bwurumuri rushyizwe kurukuta. Umucyo mubisanzwe, ariko ntabwo buri gihe, werekeza hejuru no hanze, aho kumanuka. Sconce nuburyo bwa kera cyane bwimiterere, amateka yakoreshejwe hamwe na buji n'amatara yamavuta. Ibikoresho bigezweho bakunze kwita lights cyangwa amagambo asa, cyane cyane niba isoko yumucyo itwikiriwe nikirahure.
Bashobora gutanga amatara rusange, kandi biramenyerewe muri koridoro no muri koridoro, ariko birashobora kuba byiza cyane. Sconce irashobora kuba itara gakondo, buji cyangwa itara rya gaze, cyangwa isoko yumucyo wamashanyarazi igezweho yashyizweho muburyo bumwe.