glass reflection

Pane's visual echo

The image of something seen in glass, produced when light bounces off the surface rather than passing through.

Windows at night become mirrors, showing your own face staring back.

Glass reflection also describes the phenomenon itself—the physics of light returning from a transparent surface.

She caught her glass reflection in the storefront and stopped to fix her hair.

Related

surface · window · window pane · shimmer · image · self image · light · gleam · transparent · smooth · polished · silhouette · distortion · smoke and mirrors · shatter · crystal · gaze · pane

Categories
Opposites
image vs. reality

glass reflectionthe real thing

Authentic original version

reality · substance · true form

transparency vs. reflectivity

glass reflectionclear view

Unimpeded line of sight

transparency · unobstructed view · see-through · looking through · transmission

visible vs. invisible

glass reflectionabsorption

Process of taking in

light absorption · matte surface · matte finish · anti-glare · diffusion

Family

glass, reflection, glasses, glassy, glassware, glasshouse, reflect, reflective, reflector

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G