"illuminated me" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to enlighten or clarify something for someone. Example: The professor's explanation of quantum physics illuminated me, finally helping me to understand the complex concept.
Ten minutes in the impressive corporate display hall in the booming city of Shenzhen illuminated me.
Instead, she came in and illuminated me on the subject matter of her science, without persuading me in any way that she could use any of this to my client's advantage.
Another illuminated me to the fact that Africa – the entire continent of Africa – is "in the situation it's in" because "they breed too much".
Moreover, the very same awareness engages the first of the aforementioned transitions too: there is a sense in which the possibility of my not existing encompasses the whole of my existence (Hinman 1978, 201), and my awareness of that possibility illuminates me, qua Dasein, in my totality.
I ask God to illuminate me to see the game not with my heart but with my eyes".
"For this exercise, the intent that we'll use is 'May the light protect, guide, and illuminate me on my journey through life and on a path of high Magick.
"Berlusconi has also helped men, even though he's not gay!" Antonio answered, illuminating me to the idea that it's possible for one man to help another without either of them being gay.
This concentrated exposure to Measure for Measure also illuminated for me its place within what most scholars date as Shakespeare's final phase.
I will always remember that student because he illuminated for me the Western idea that turpitude, when committed by a certain kind of person and in a certain kind of way, is worthy of being engaged with.
This past month in particular has illuminated for me how much we define a woman's value based on her marital and maternal status.
