Meaning: The sun's rays appeared partially through the openings between the leaves.
Choice of Words: Peeked and gaps are verbs and nouns that describe the action of the sun and the spaces between the leaves.
Alternative Expressions
The sun looked through the holes in the leaves.
Meaning: This sentence has a similar meaning to the first one, but it uses different words to describe the same action.
Choice of Words: Instead of "peeked," the word "looked" is used, which also means to see something but is more general. "Holes" are similar to "gaps" but may be smaller or more specific.
Sunlight came through the spaces between the leaves.
Meaning: This sentence focuses on the sunlight rather than the sun itself, and it uses different words to describe the spaces between the leaves.
Choice of Words: Instead of saying "sun peeked," this sentence describes the result of the action, which is sunlight coming through. "Spaces" is another word for "gaps" or "holes."