flat mirror

Unbent reflective surface

A flat mirror is a mirror with a planar reflective surface, as opposed to curved mirrors that magnify or distort images.

Flat mirrors reflect light at the same angle it arrives, producing images that appear the same size as the original but laterally reversed—text reads backward, your right hand appears as your left.

Most household mirrors are flat mirrors.

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Opposites
surface curvature

flat mirrorcurved mirror

Reflector with curvature

concave mirror · convex mirror · funhouse mirror · distorting mirror · parabolic mirror

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G