Part of the problem is the difference between open and opened. The first is an adjective meaning
not closed or barred: the door is open
The second is a participle, a verb form
to move (as a door) from a closed position
As a verb it can be active
He opened the door
It can be passive
The door was opened by him
Using your original sentence, the better form would be
The door is open
In this case, the verb is does not really convey active or passive. Rather, it is a state of being. There is no action. The predicate adjective makes sense.
If you want to emphasize the action, you need an actor.
The door was opened by him
or
He opened the door
In these cases, opened is part of the verb conveying the action of opening rather than the state of being open.
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