I have a night light in my bath room. It's an LED light if that matters. It is angled toward the mirror.?

Because it is reflected in the mirror , does that supply more light or does it make no difference.I have a night light in my bath room. It's an LED light if that matters. It is angled toward the mirror.?
The total amount of light generated by the LEDs is constant; you are dealing with the phenomenon known as ';antenna gain.'; If you put a reflector behind a radiant energy source, the amount of energy (in this case, visible light) that can be ';seen'; from a PARTICULAR POSITION will be approximately doubled.





Imagine a 100 watt light bulb standing on a table. You see 100 watts. Now place a mirror out beside it at a 45 degree angle. From the proper position, you now see 200 watts. Place a second mirror on the other side to see 300 watts, and so on. The amount of light produced by the 100 watt bulb does not increase; it's just that the amount of light directed toward YOU is amplified.





This is why satellite dishes have a parabolic shape. Try an internet search on ';antenna gain.';I have a night light in my bath room. It's an LED light if that matters. It is angled toward the mirror.?
what he said...lol
This would not cause an increase in the actual amount of light produced by the night light, but would simply bounce the light from the mirror back into the room. You still have the same amount of light, just that some of it is being re-directed.