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Why do objects in mirrors still appear blurry for people with poor eyesight?

Asked by paulc (2924points) March 10th, 2008

I’m near-sighted and when I look at something that is far away through a mirror it is still out of focus. I figured that the light reflecting off the mirror would be a perfect representation of the distant object and thus appear perfectly clear but I’m obviously wrong. How does this work and why?

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