Eli5 Why light waves require line of sight while sound waves do not?

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Eli5 Why light waves require line of sight while sound waves do not?

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Light also has diffraction, just like sounds, that allows it to “turn” the corner. If you take a solid black object and block the LOS between your eye and a flashlight, the rim of the object is still light up.