window reflection

Pane's ghostly image

The image of something seen in window glass, created when light bounces back rather than passing through.

Window reflections appear most clearly when the far side is darker than the near side—at night, interior lights make windows mirror-like.

She caught her window reflection and straightened her hair.

Photographers and videographers work to avoid unwanted window reflections, while artists sometimes exploit them for layered imagery.

Related

pane · light · image · self portrait · ghost · silhouette · gleam · shine · storefront · self · double · double exposure · gaze · surface · twilight · cityscape · city lights · distortion

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Opposites
visual function

window reflectionclear view

Unimpeded line of sight

see-through · looking through · unobstructed view · window view · transparent glass

image clarity and intentionality

window reflectionmirror image

Reversed visual duplicate

mirror reflection · silvered glass · vanity mirror · looking glass

light behavior

window reflectiontransparency

State of being see-through

translucency · refraction · absorption

Family

window, reflection, windows, windowed, reflect, reflects, reflected, reflecting, reflective

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