Why does a shadow become more fuzzy when the object that casts the shadow is further removed from the surface it casts the shadow on?

Question

Why isn’t a shadow as sharp as one can see the object?

In: Physics

Answer 1

This will answer all your light-related questions:

https://ciechanow.ski/lights-and-shadows/

Look, I know it’s not the shortest article, but it’s full of 3D animations and the likes, making it SUPER intuitive to understand all about light.