Why is it that when a nearsighted blurry vision becomes clear when looking through a very small hole cutout?

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Why is it that when a nearsighted blurry vision becomes clear when looking through a very small hole cutout?

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The problem is that the light is spread out too much rather then being properly focused. Corrective lenses fix this by focusing the light onto a smaller area. A pinhole effectively accomplishes the same, albeit at the obvious cost of field of view.

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