How do mirrors work? Generally speaking, by reflecting light. Most objects don't give off any light of their own. They can only be seen because light from other sources - the sun, a candle, a light bulb - hits them and bounces off, hitting our eyes.
Some light is absorbed by the object and some is transmitted through the object. The part that does bounce back is the reflection. When light hits a mirror, it bounces off in the opposite direction, but at the exact same angle it came from. It appears as if the image is coming from behind the mirror, but it's not - what we see is a virtual image.
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can someone answer my old question? If you look at a reflection in a mirror, will things be easier to see. Like if you don't have 20/20 vision, could you move closer to the mirror and see detail better than looking at the actual object? Or is your vision just as bad for a reflection as for the real thing?
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