Mirrors: why, when they are flat on a wall, can you see reflections of things not immediately parallel to the mirror?

Question

I’ve looked this up and I don’t understand the physics and need a stupid simple explanation please!

In: 2

Answer 1

If you can draw a line from your eye to the object you can see it. Mirrors bounce incoming lines back out at the same angle they hit the mirror at.

Answer 2

If you can draw a line from your eye to the object you can see it. Mirrors bounce incoming lines back out at the same angle they hit the mirror at.