eli5: How come when your sitting in the car and you look at the window there’s a reflection that looks really zoomed in?

Question

eli5: How come when your sitting in the car and you look at the window there’s a reflection that looks really zoomed in?

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Answer 1

Probably you are looking at a bit of windscreen that is curved. A concave mirror (closer to you at the edges than the middle) reflects a magnified image. Many make-up mirrors do the same with one side flat and the other concave for a magnified view.