1. A path light device, comprising: a passive infrared sensor in a smart home environment, the passive infrared sensor configured to detect a user location and direction along a path in the smart home environment including a plurality of pathlights, wherein the path is one of a plurality of paths defined by the plurality of pathlights within the smart home environment; at least one pathlight of the plurality of pathlights in the smart home environment; and a first processor communicatively coupled to the passive infrared sensor and the at least one pathlight, the first processor configured to control the at least one pathlight to provide an illumination level in response to the detected user location and direction within the smart home environment.