reflection

noun
UK /rɪˈflekʃən/
US /rɪˈflekʃən/

A reflection is the picture of yourself you see in a mirror or in water.

She smiled at her reflection in the pond.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Deep thinking about something.

After the trip, he wrote a reflection on what he learned.

3. Light or heat bouncing back off a surface.

The bright reflection of the sun on the water hurt my eyes.

4. Something that shows the nature of something else.

Her kindness is a reflection of her good heart.