Eli5: When short-sighted people stand next to a mirror that is in an open space, do they see it clearer than just looking at that space, because the light is closer to the eyes?

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Eli5: When short-sighted people stand next to a mirror that is in an open space, do they see it clearer than just looking at that space, because the light is closer to the eyes?

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No. The easiest way to understand it is perhaps to recognize that mirrors only change the direction of light, not how far it is travelling.

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