Water Image

Water images are similar to mirror images, except that they change from top to bottom. Images of objects taken in water are water images. Water reflections are another name for them, and seeing an object in water produces a water image.

In a water image, the top side of the object appears at the bottom, and the bottom side appears at the top. So, the water image is a vertical inversion of the object.

In short, in a water image

• The object’s bottom becomes its top

• The object’s top becomes its bottom

• There is no change to the object’s left or right sides

Examples of water images are:

Following are a few examples of water images that are identical to the word itself.

HIKE, OX, CODE, KID, HICK, KICK, CHICK, HIDE, etc.

The water image of N U C L E A R is:

When answering questions about water images, the most common mistake is to confuse them with questions about mirror images. When viewing a water image, keep in mind that the figure’s top and bottom interchange but LHS and RHS remain on the same side.

Remember that the first water image should be the letter N, and the last should be the letter R. Option (1), then, is incorrect.

Finding letters that you recognise and whose water images are easier to imagine is a shortcut to solving these problems. If the letter is L, for example, the correct answer is (3) or (4) because the water picture of L in (2) is incorrect. Focusing on options (3) and (4), the water image of E in (3) is incorrect, so the correct option is 4.

Water image formation

The water image is a reflection of an object in the water. Inverting a vertically oriented object (turning it upside down) appears. A horizontal mirror’s water image of a figure looks like a reflection in the water. The bottom and top interchange in this figure so that LHS and RHS remain in their original positions, but, at the same time, the top and bottom sides interchange position in the reflection and are on opposite sides vis-a-vis their original figure.

C, D, E, H, I, K, O, and X have the same water image. C, l, o, and x are the lower-case letters with the same water images when reflected on the water surface.

The following are types of questions based on water images.

• Alphabetical water images

• Numeric water images

• Alpha-numerical water images

• Figures based on water images

We can more easily identify water images than mirror images. These questions use upper-case or lower-case letters, and the candidate must choose the correct water image from the four options.

The identification of water images is a little easier than the identification of mirror images.

Difference between a mirror image and a water image

A mirror image is a reflection of light by any object, character, number, or shape in a mirror. We can see ourselves in the mirror because of reflection. The mirror image’s left appears at the right and vice versa. For example, we see the left side of any shape on the right side, and the right side is visible on the left side. It is a horizontal reversal.

However, the shape or image formed in water is a water image. Look at the reflection of an object in the water and you will see that the upper part of it will appear below, and the bottom part will appear above. However, the remaining portion of the body remains unchanged. We call this water image quality a vertical reversal.

Helpful hints and tricks for answering water image questions

Verbal and nonverbal reasoning questions are the most difficult to solve if you don’t know the tricks. Once you’ve worked through these questions conceptually, you’re ready to go. Here are some helpful tips and tricks.

Let’s look at the pointers in mirror tricks since water image questions are similar to mirror questions.

Trick 1

When the mirror is at the top of the image.

When we place a mirror at the top of the image, the image’s top and bottom parts will interchange, and the image’s left and right sides will remain unchanged. 

Trick 2

When the mirror is on the right side of the image.

When we place a horizontal mirror on the right side of an object or image, the left side becomes the right side. Interchanging pictures produces new images.

Trick 3

When we place the mirror on the left side of the image.

When we place a horizontal mirror over an image or object, the right side becomes the left, and the left becomes the right side. It will form a new image due to the interchanging of the image.

Solving questions on water image 

What is the water image of the clock showing 8:15 pm?

The water image is 4.45 pm

Select the option that most closely resembles the given combination’s water-image

The right answer is (3)

Select the option that most closely resembles the given combination’s water-image

The right answer is (2)

Conclusion

A water image is the reflection of an object in water, and it is the inverted image of an object turned over on its side.

Using a horizontal mirror at the bottom of a figure’s water image creates a mirror image of that figure. An object’s “water image” is the image that forms in water when we place the object near a water source, such as a river, pond, or water tub, for example.

The water image is an inverted image of a real object, with the same LHS and RHS, but the top and bottom of the object interchange, i.e. the top becomes the bottom, and the bottom becomes the top.