peilikuvan
Peilikuvan is a Finnish term that refers to the image produced by a mirror, or more generally to a mirror image of an object. In everyday language it denotes the image one sees when looking into a mirror. In scientific contexts the term is used to describe the optical properties of the image, including its orientation, position, and size relative to the object.
In optics, the characteristics of a peilikuva depend on the type of mirror. With a plane mirror,
In culture and the arts, peilikuvan often functions as a metaphor for self-perception, identity, and the relationship
The term is used grammatically in phrases such as “peilikuvan” to indicate possession or relation, as in