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A real image is when the light rays form an image that is on the same side as the object that is being reflected. Meanwhile a virtual image is when the light rays appear to form an image. The real image will appear through the lens and be reflected on the other side while the virtual image will appear in the lens itself and will only reflect a blurry image through the lens. In a diagram, a real image is the solid lines, while the virtual image is represented by dashed lines. Both types are the effect of light being reflected off of or through a mirror or a lens.

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Real images can be captured on a screen. They are created by converging light rays, and always appear upside-down.

Virtual images cannot be captured on a screen, because they are only formed by light rays APPEARING to have come from the same place. They also always appear right-side up.

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