A method for operating a charging system for charging electric vehicles, wherein the charging system has a charging station and at least two charging columns which are physically separate from one another and each have at least one charging connection. Each charging column has a light sensor and also a light and/or a display. The method includes receiving signals of the individual light sensors and also collectively evaluating the signals and adjusting the brightness of the light and/or the display of at least one of the charging columns depending on a result of collectively evaluating the received signals. Also described herein is a corresponding charging system.
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