Я люблю сидеть там, где тихо и светло.

In Russian, after любить when you mean to like doing something, you normally use an infinitive:

• Я люблю читать. = I like to read.
• Я люблю гулять. = I like to walk.
• Я люблю сидеть... = I like to sit / I like sitting...

So люблю сидеть is a very common pattern: любить + infinitive.

Because сидеть is the imperfective verb, and it describes an ongoing activity or state: to sit, to be sitting.

• сидеть = to sit, to be sitting
• сесть = to sit down

After люблю, Russian usually uses the imperfective when talking about an activity you generally enjoy.

So:

• Я люблю сидеть там... = I like sitting there / I like to sit there.
• Я люблю сесть там... would sound wrong in this context, because сесть focuses on the one-time action of sitting down, not the general activity.

Там, где literally means there, where.

In natural English, we often just say where:

• I like to sit where it is quiet and bright.

Russian very often uses this paired structure:

• там, где... = there where... / in the place where...

It helps point to a place first, then describe it.

Examples:

• Я живу там, где тепло. = I live where it is warm.
• Сядь там, где удобно. = Sit where it is comfortable.

You can think of там as setting up the idea of a place, and где introducing the description of that place.

Because где тихо и светло is a subordinate clause.

Russian punctuation usually puts a comma before words like:

• где = where
• когда = when
• что = that
• потому что = because
• если = if

So the sentence is divided like this:

• Я люблю сидеть там,
• где тихо и светло.

That comma is required in standard Russian spelling.

These words are used in an impersonal way to describe the environment or situation.

• тихо = quiet
• светло = light / bright

In sentences like this, they often function like words meaning it is quiet or it is bright.

So:

• Здесь тихо. = It is quiet here.
• В комнате светло. = It is bright in the room.

Even though they look similar to adverbs, in this kind of sentence they are often best understood as state words or predicative words: they describe the general condition of a place.

Russian often leaves out to be in the present tense.

English says:

• where it is quiet and bright

Russian simply says:

• где тихо и светло

There is no present-tense is here. This is completely normal.

Compare:

• Здесь тихо. = It is quiet here.
• Там холодно. = It is cold there.
• В комнате светло. = It is bright in the room.

So Russian often expresses these ideas without a separate word for is.

Светло usually means that a place has plenty of light:

• it is light
• it is bright
• it is well lit

The exact English translation depends on context.

In this sentence, тихо и светло suggests a place that is:

• quiet
• full of light / bright / well lit

So bright is a good translation, but light or well lit may also fit depending on how the meaning was explained.

Yes, Russian word order is fairly flexible, but not every version sounds equally natural.

The original:

• Я люблю сидеть там, где тихо и светло.

is very natural and neutral.

Possible variations may shift emphasis, for example:

• Там, где тихо и светло, я люблю сидеть.

This puts more focus on the place first.

But for an everyday sentence, the original word order is the safest and most natural choice.

Usually yes, it literally means to sit. In this sentence, it most likely means physically sitting somewhere.

However, depending on context, English may translate it more naturally as:

• to sit
• to be
• to spend time

For example, if someone says they like places that are quiet and bright, English might phrase it as:

• I like being in places that are quiet and bright.

But the Russian still specifically uses сидеть, so the literal image is sitting.

Yes. A common alternative would be something like:

• Я люблю сидеть в тихих и светлых местах.

That means I like to sit in quiet, bright places.

The original sentence, though, feels slightly more descriptive and natural in many contexts:

• там, где тихо и светло = where it is quiet and bright

So both are possible, but the original focuses on the conditions of the place rather than simply listing adjective-noun combinations.

Yes, it sounds natural. Russian often uses short, impersonal descriptions of surroundings like this:

• тихо и спокойно = quiet and calm
• тепло и уютно = warm and cozy
• чисто и светло = clean and bright

So тихо и светло is a very normal way to describe a pleasant place.