Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down?

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Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down?

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The mirror doesn’t flip anything. It reflects exactly what it sees.

You are just used to seeing things flipped left-right because that is what happens in the real world when you face another human. They rotate 180 degrees on the Y axis to look at you.

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