A telescope. :-)
An instrument that makes small, distant objects visible is a telescope. Binoculars and scopes are also used for seeing long distance.
telescope or maybe binoculars
Binoculars? Telescope? Glasses? Contacts? They all do.
No.
Special curved lenses are used to make objects larger. It is a sense of scale and perception that makes distant objects magnified.
That sounds like the description of a telescope. However, please note that the distance objects need not be "small"; a galaxy, for example, is incredibly large, but most galaxies are so far away that we can still not see them without the help of a telescope.
Actually, a microscope is an instrument that magnifies tiny objects, allowing them to be viewed in greater detail. It works by using lenses to focus light and create an enlarged image of the object being observed.
A magnifying glass is an instrument that makes objects appear closer by using a lens to magnify the image.
A Microscope.
A microscope is an optical instrument that makes small objects appear larger by using a combination of lenses to magnify the image of the object.
A microscope uses lenses to magnify and illuminate objects to make them appear brighter and larger. By bending and focusing light, microscopes can reveal details that are not visible to the naked eye.
The microscope makes transparent objects visible to enable study.