lights and effects have limited draw distance

[alter123]

I've been noticing this for a while now, but especially since I installed Enhanced Lights and FX it's become an annoyance, and now I think it may be a settings or core game files issue.

 

I run on Ultra + 4K textures pack no problems since I've got a pretty decent rig, even if it's a laptop.

 

But I noticed one glaring graphical issue was with certain snow textures (the snowdrifts you see around the Northeastern areas mainly) appeared fuzzy from a distance. Like there was a bumpy texture on them. Once you got within 2 or 3 feet it cleared up, but it was a minor annoyance, so I just tried not to look at them too much and install weather mods to cover it up.

 

But once I installed Enhanced Lights and FX, I now think it may be an issue with post-processing or certain effects having a limited draw distance. I've noticed lighting not being visible until I get within 3 or 4 feet of the light source or sometimes they turn off when I exit a room and turn back on when I come back in. This is rather annoying as I don't see the effects of light sources until I'm close, which means sometimes having to equip/unequip torches or night-eye gear more often than I should have to, and I was once jumpscared by a light turning on being synchronized with a Riekling bursting out of a barrel which made me think I was being ambushed by something worse.

 

I'm not running any mods that would tamper with draw distance or rendering, at least not to my knowledge.

 

Would editing .ini files to increase draw distance fix this? I'm hesitant to do this as supposedly doing so may break save files.