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You see the world because light gets into your eyes. Your eye uses that light to make an image of the world inside your eye—just as a camera uses light to make a photograph.

Experimenting with a Lens
To understand how your eye makes an image of the world, you need to know a little bit about lenses. Learn about lenses and experiment with a magnifying glass to discover how light makes an image of the world here .

Light and Your Eye
Once you know how lenses work, you can follow the path of light through your eye and find out how your eye uses light to make an image. You can do that here .

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