Characteristics of an Image

Characteristics of Images Images can be described in many ways but the more most important are: Location Orientation Size Type

Location Images can be Closer to the mirror than they really are Further from the mirror than they really are The same distance from the mirror as the original object

Location mirror Original object closer same as further

Orientation Images can be: Upright compared to the original object (think “same as”) Inverted compared to the original object (think “upside down”)

Orientation original object upright mirror inverted

Size Images can be: Smaller than the original object Larger than the original object The same size as the original object

Size mirror larger original object same as smaller

Type Images can be: Real (can be seen on a surface such as a screen) Virtual (the image does not exist in the real world, only in your brain which is fooled into thinking it exists)