Lights on night photos

That's lens flare and there is no way to get rid of it.

What is lens flare?

https://photographylife.com/what-is-ghosting-and-flare#:~:text=Lens%20flare%20occurs%20when%20a,being%20present%20in%20the%20image.

Do you work for apple? I never had this problem with my Samsung Note. This is clearly a problem with the multiple lenses. Please don’t answer with bogus information that doesn’t lead to a solution. I never had this problem with my older generation IPhones as well.

No it's not a defect, it is the physics of how glass reflects light. Read the article I posted, it explains everything.