Why the object appear near in car's side mirrors?

Question:
It is written on car's side mirrors that "the object appear near as it is in real", therefore i want to know why it appear near?

Answers:

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The mirror is convex to give a wider field of view. That makes objects in the mirror appear to be farther away than they really are.

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Maybe you better take another look at what it says. "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear."

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i have heard "objects in the mirror are closer then they appear" but never that one. maybe its a dud

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The right side mirror is curved, so it acts like a magnifying glass.
The driver's side mirror, is flat, so no change.

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because it is convex mirror
which make you think objects nearer than actual distance,
so you can take more caution and avoid accidents safely

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the angle of the mirror an your eyes

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