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A mirror inverts images laterally due to the way we perceive and interpret reflections. When you face a mirror and raise your right hand, the reflection appears to raise its left hand, creating the illusion of left-right inversion. However, the mirror does not actually flip the top and bottom; it maintains the vertical orientation. Our interpretation of this lateral inversion is influenced by our own bilateral symmetry and how we relate to our mirrored image.

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