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When you look through a glass window why can you see the glass and your reflection?
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∙ 11y ago
Glass is transparent meaning light passes through it and therefore you can see through it, but some light reflects back and if the surface is very smooth as glass often is then the light reflected back can be seen as a reflected image.
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What do you see when you look in a mirror?
you see a reflection
Does looking through red glass at a red object with a white background look white?
No, it all looks red.
What is the meaning of sunbeams?
A sunbeam is generally a ray of light that you can see shining through an area that is blocking the sun everywhere else. Like a window, the sun is blocked from the wall but the window allows the sun to shine through in that one area, and it generally can look exactly like a beam of light.
How bright will the sun look from earth?
Look outside your window.
When you look through a window why can you see objects outside?
You see things through your eye. All objects reflect light. Therefore, when light from a object reaches you eye it forms an image. This is how you see.
When you look through a window why can you see the glass and your reflection?
Glass is transparent meaning light passes through it and therefore you can see through it, but some light reflects back and if the surface is very smooth as glass often is then the light reflected back can be seen as a reflected image.
Why we are able to look at an object outside your home through a window pane but not through a window?
Because the window is clear and contains material that you can see through.
What is a window pane made out of?
Usually glass it's the part you look through!
When you look through the glass window why can you see objects that are outside?
Because the glass itself is transparent. When the light passes through you can see everything that is putside.
Is it bad luck to look at the moon through glass?
No, it is not considered bad luck to look at the moon through glass. This is simply a myth with no factual basis. Feel free to enjoy the moon's beauty whether through glass or directly!
What is an example of something transparent?
Something that allow you to look through it Example : a glass a plastic bag a glass window Best example : the glass used in spectacles is transprent so people can see through it :)
If we see through the tip of glass window pane we see green coloring matter Why?
Because that particular glass is slightly green, but you only see it when you look through a greater amount of it.
What can you look out of and is made out of glass?
A window. Or what you may refer to is what is glass made of. Glass = Sand.
When was Look Through My Window created?
Look Through My Window was created in 1966.
What you see in a mirror?
In a mirror you see a reflection of yourself. The reflection is caused when light cannot go through the glass so it bounces back creating a second hand image which is opposite from what is real. But basically it's the right direction if you look at the mirror while standing next to it. The reflection should look perfect to you.
Why do old glass windows look wavy when you look through them?
Glass is actually made out of small particles of sand. Gravity pulls on these pieces of sand and after many years, can make the window seem uneven and inconsistent.
How do security mirrors work?
Its a piece of glass that is coated with mirrored tint so that when you look at it you see your reflection. Yet on the other side it serves as a tinted window making it so you can see them but the cant see you.
