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

light comes from everywhere (reflected all around us). even if you have a single point of light, the light is going to bounce around a lot.

the closer an object is to something, more of that reflected light will be blocked.

the more light is blocked, the clearer the shadow will be