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ImageReflect[image]

reverses image by top-bottom mirror reflection.

ImageReflect[image,side]

reverses image by reflecting it so that the specified side goes to the opposite side.

ImageReflect[image,side1side2]

reflects image so that side1 is interchanged with side2.

ImageReflect[video,…]

reflects frames of video.

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ImageReflect

ImageReflect[image]

reverses image by top-bottom mirror reflection.

ImageReflect[image,side]

reverses image by reflecting it so that the specified side goes to the opposite side.

ImageReflect[image,side1side2]

reflects image so that side1 is interchanged with side2.

ImageReflect[video,…]

reflects frames of video.

Details

  • ImageReflect yields an image with pixel values corresponding to a reflected image.
  • ImageReflect[image,…] reflects image in a line that goes through its center.
  • ImageReflect works with arbitrary 2D and 3D images.
  • Possible side specifications are: Top, Bottom, Left, Right.
  • Additional side specifications in 3D are: Front, Back.
  • Use ImageReflect[image,All] to mirror along all sides, top to bottom, left to right and front to back.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Top-bottom mirror reflection:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image]]

Left-right mirror reflection:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image], Left]

Scope  (8)

Data  (4)

Reflect a grayscale image:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image]]

Reflect a color image:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image]]

Reflect frames of a video:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[Video["ExampleData/fish.mp4"]]

Reflect a 3D image:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[\!\(\*Graphics3DBox[«11»]\)]

Parameters  (4)

Specify the side:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image], Left]

Reflect an image across the main diagonal:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image], Left -> Top]

Reflect along all sides, effectively reflecting about the center:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image], All]

Show the back of a 3D image:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image], Back -> Front]

Applications  (2)

Correct for a mirror effect in a photo:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[[image], Left]

Create a wallpaper effect using reversed periodic extensions of an image:

Wolfram Language code: i = [image]; Nest[ImageAssemble[{{#, ImageReflect[#, Right]}, {ImageReflect[#], ImageReflect[ImageReflect[#], Right]}}]&, i, 3]

Properties & Relations  (2)

Top-bottom image reflection using ImageTransformation:

Wolfram Language code: i = [image]; ImageReflect[i] == ImageTransformation[i, ReflectionTransform[{0, 1}], PlotRange -> All]

Reflection across the main diagonal using ImageTransformation:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[i, Left -> Top] == ImageTransformation[i, ReflectionTransform[{1, 1}], PlotRange -> All]

Reflection across the main anti-diagonal:

Wolfram Language code: ImageReflect[i, Right -> Top] == ImageTransformation[i, ReflectionTransform[{-1, 1}], PlotRange -> All]

Show all possible combinations of named reflections:

Wolfram Language code: sides = {Bottom, Left, Right, Top}; named = #[[1]] -> #[[2]]& /@ Tuples[sides, 2]
Wolfram Language code: TableForm[Partition[ImageReflect[[image], #]& /@ named, 4], TableHeadings -> {sides, sides}, TableAlignments -> Center]
Wolfram Research (2008), ImageReflect, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageReflect.html (updated 2021).

Text

Wolfram Research (2008), ImageReflect, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageReflect.html (updated 2021).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2008. "ImageReflect." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageReflect.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2008). ImageReflect. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageReflect.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_imagereflect, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ImageReflect}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageReflect.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_imagereflect, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ImageReflect}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageReflect.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}