glint

nouns

a momentary flash of light
flicker, glint, spark
a spatially localized brightness
glint
is a type of (narrower)
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
brightness

verbs

be shiny, as if wet
"His eyes were glistening"
gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
"She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
glance, glint, peek