one-way mirror
See-through surveillance panel
A one-way mirror is glass that appears reflective on one side but transparent from the other, allowing observers to watch without being seen.
Police use them in interrogation rooms; researchers use them to observe subjects unobtrusively.
The effect depends on lighting—the mirror side must be brighter than the viewing side.
Also called a two-way mirror, confusingly.
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
shielded · sanctuary · concealment · hidden · barrier · separation · boundary · partition
Returned light or thought
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- opticalOf vision or light
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- distortionTwisting from original state
disguise · façade · invisibility · camouflage · concealment · misdirection · sleight · phantom
Attentive watching or remark
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
fieldwork · qualitative · experiment · focus group · participant · observer · ethics · consent
Civil law enforcement
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
custody · witness · testimony · investigation · crime · interview room · lineup · identification
Ongoing observation of something
- securityProtection from threat
- cameraImage capturing device
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- covertIntentionally concealed
tracking · spying · undercover · reconnaissance · detection · screening · checkpoint · control room
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
secrecy · shielded · sanctuary · concealment · hidden · barrier · separation · boundary · partition · tinted
reflection
Returned light or thought
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- opticalOf vision or light
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
distortion · disguise · façade · invisibility · camouflage · concealment · misdirection · sleight · phantom · ghostly
observation
Attentive watching or remark
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
ethnography · fieldwork · qualitative · experiment · focus group · participant · observer · ethics · consent · laboratory
police
Civil law enforcement
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
detective · custody · witness · testimony · investigation · crime · interview room · lineup · identification · coercion
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- securityProtection from threat
- cameraImage capturing device
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
covert · tracking · spying · undercover · reconnaissance · detection · screening · checkpoint · control room · viewing
- one-way thingsone-way street, arrow, ratchet, diode, one-way ticket
- reflective glassreflective coating
- focus groupsmoderator, facilitator, participant, participants, respondents
- lab equipmentmicroscope, microscopes, beaker, beakers, test tube
one-way mirrorclear glass
Transparent silica sheet
open window · plate glass · picture window · two-way mirror · frosted glass
one-way mirrorglass wall
Transparent vertical divider
observation window · fishbowl · frosted glass · privacy screen · blinds