It should be rolled walls, so there should be a slight stipple effect from the roller. It's best to use the paint that was actually used to paint the walls, not go to the store and get new. Touching up with a brush in the center of a wall with critical light coming in from a window and shining down the wall is never going to work. You need to simulate the texture that is there. This can be done with a brush by dabbing it on, but really it's best to use a roller. Also, paint with sheen is harder to touch up than flat because the sheen dulls over time and when you put new paint fresh from the can on the wall, it's not as dull. If you bought the wrong sheen or a slightly different color, touching up will not blend in no matter what you do.

It was hard to take pictures of the texture because it is very subtle. Even from a few feet away, it looks like the wall is only very slightly textured drywall. I was able to take these with very bright, direct light.

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I increased the contrast to make the texture easier to see but I'll post the original picture, too.

I think they used a roller and then blended out the edges with a brush?? I was able to blend the touch ups that are near the light brush strokes with a small paintbrush. But my other touchups stand out because they are too smooth. I think I need to use a different type of roller?

I also noticed this when I was taking the pictures. It's a windowsill, and it's the only place I've found that looks like this, and I don't know if it's the paint or drywall.

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With the exception of art painting, where I am conscious of my brushstrokes in a different way, I've never painted anything in my house with the intention of leaving a texture before - it's like the opposite of everything I've practiced. I have painted a lot of furniture and cabinetry, and I practiced so much to learn to lay thick adhesion primers without strokes! And back then I couldn't find any tutorials about proper technique, I just sort of experimented until I figured out how to do it. So, I'm not exactly sure how to manipulate it, and if there's a proper technique I should learn.

The builder left all of the exterior paint in the house, but none of the interior paint. They use a "special mix" and they referred me to their SW store, but it's actually a Kwal product. I know it's better to use the exact can, but this is the exact same formulation - color, brand, sheen, etc. I think that's the best I can do.

Best thing to do is repaint the whole wall, so you know what paint you are dealing with. It should not take more than one coat if you are painting it the same hue and using a high quality paint with a lower sheen. Benjamin Moore Aura is the best paint I've used by far, and is the only one that I thing can actually be done in one coat.

In regards to all the pin holes in wall, drywall is naturally smooth, so they must have created this with mud for whatever reason. I don't understand the draw towards textured walls, but it's more popular in different regions. I wouldn't try to recreate the texture unless you flattened a big area through repair. Just repaint the whole thing with 1/2" nap roller.

It's very hard to color and sheen match under normal conditions. Even if you pick another white with the same sheen, it will look much different next to the original paint.

Yea, that's some kind of texturing done with drywall compound and then knocked down. I don't see why you need to match the texture though, unless you have smooth patches or repairs? I think you just need to get the correct paint.