The Ba and Nd L2,3 X‐ray absorption spectra in ZrF4BaF2NdF3 and some ZrF4BaF2 binary glasses are studied. It is observed that the intensities of the white lines (WLs) in Nd and/or Ba L2,3 edges from these materials differ from those of their fluorides. Besides, the intensity ratios of the WLs in Ba and Nd L2,3 edges, L3/L2 deviate from the statistical value. These ratios for the studied glasses are also not the same as those from the corresponding fluorides. However, these changes of both the WL intensities and the ratios L3/L2 in Ba L2,3 edges differ from those in Nd L2,3 edges. These differences are discussed and attributed to the differing interaction between Ba or Nd and F in the glasses.