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When outer objects are observed from inside water, they appear at more distance, why?​

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An object seen in the water will usually appear to be at a different depth than it actually is, due to the refraction of light rays as they travel from the water into the air. ... If the angle of the beam is increased even farther, the light will refract with increasing proportion to the entry angle.

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