In other words, in the water there are no huge trees overhead to block the sunlight, so it is the best place to find sunlight and grow. That is why the lotus prefers watery areas; you could say that it has a "sunshine-loving" nature.
換個說法，水邊缺乏大樹遮蔽，是擷取陽光的最好生長地，因此植物會選擇水域落腳，可以說它本來就「喜愛」陽光。