reflection

glass

Transparent solid from sand

• surfaceOutermost boundary layer
• gleamFaint reflected light
• shineEmit or reflect light

glimmer · shimmer · image · distortion · silvered · polished · vanity · gaze · pond · water

self-examination

Scrutiny of one's thoughts

• soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
• self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
• contemplationSustained reflective attention

self-analysis · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-discovery · self-observation · rumination · self-assessment · hindsight · self-inquiry · journaling

consideration

Careful thought or compensation

• deliberationCareful weighing of choices
• ponderingThinking deeply about something
• musingReflective contemplation

thinking · cogitation · mulling · brooding · weighing · recollection · afterthought · pause · retrospection · review

epistemology

Theory of knowledge

• metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
• phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
• existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning

dualism · idealism · consciousness · cogito · ontology · solipsism · self-knowledge · identity · perception · reality

bilateral

Involving two parties

• axisRotation reference line
• congruenceState of agreement
• flipQuick turning motion

inversion · transformation · rotation · balance · correspondence · equivalence · geometry · invariant · proportion

refraction

Wave bending between media

• angleGeometric measure of rotation
• beamStructural support member
• rayNarrow light emission

glare · bouncing · incidence · optics · prism · deflection · absorption · scattering · diffusion · spectrum

• Light & Colorhue, shade, tint, brightness, saturation
• cityscape paintingskyline, rooftop view, rainy street, downtown, skyscrapers
• contemplationcontemplation, meditation, pondering, musing, thought
• inner thoughtsinner monologue, inner voice, self-talk, internal dialogue, thoughts
• introspectionself-examination, self-awareness, self-analysis, introspection, soul searching
• light phenomenarainbow, refraction, diffraction, spectrum, prism