Out of curiosity (unless it wasn't a western-style toilet), why didn't you just sit on the toilet to pee? When I get out of bed because of a need to pee, and I

Out of curiosity (unless it wasn't a western-style toilet), why didn't you just sit on the toilet to pee? When I get out of bed because of a need to pee, and I don't want to turn on the lights because of how it could affect my drowsiness, and thereby my ability to immediately fall back asleep, this is what I do.