Real Image (optics)

A real image in optics is an image formed when light rays converge or meet after passing through a lens or reflecting off a mirror. Unlike a virtual image, which can't be projected onto a screen, a real image can be captured on a screen or surface. For example, the image projected onto a movie screen or the image on a camera sensor is real. It appears upside down in most cases and is formed at a specific location where the light rays intersect, providing a tangible, observable image that results from the actual convergence of light.