Disclosed herein are light diffusing films, methods of making the same and articles using the same. In one embodiment, a method of making a light-diffusing film comprises: mixing about 90 wt. % to about 99.999 wt. % of a powdered polycarbonate and about 0.001 wt. % to about 3 wt. % light-diffusing particles to form a mixture, wherein weight percents are based on a total weight of the light-diffusing film; melting the mixture to form a melt; and extruding the melt in the form of a sheet to form the light-diffusing film. The light-diffusing film comprises a hiding power of about 0 to 0.5 that is mathematically described by the following equation: Hiding   power   ( % ) =  1 - ∑ i = 1 n - 1  L i  ( on ) ∑ j = 1 n - 1  L j  ( off )  × 100 wherein: Li(on) is luminance above ith cold cathode fluorescent lamp, Lj(off) is luminance at a midpoint between cold cathode fluorescent lamp j and cold cathode fluorescent lamp j+1, and n equals number of CCFL lamps.