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The real image is upside down. A converging optical lens produces negative transverse magnification on the screen: a point above the optical axis sends a central light ray through the optical lens centre to a point below the optical axis. The same happens in the horizontal direction. Viewed directly from behind, the screen therefore shows a picture rotated through relative to the scene.

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