Lighting is very low on restore

when i open my macbookpro after it being closed, the screen brightness is always very low and I have to turn it up. someone recently suggested doing some kind of reset but i also remember someone pointing out that this may be due to the screen hitting the low brightness screen when it is closed.
does anyone know the deal with this?
TIA

Could be a sign of bad things to come or simple reset. Try resetting your pram. That should take care of it. Or it could be inverter on back panel going on you. Depending on the severity of what you speak of.
To reset pram
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

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