Read Water Images: Flip Top and Bottom Only
A water image is a reflection in a horizontal line. It swaps top and bottom while keeping left and right fixed.
Water images is the central idea in this question pattern. Identify the condition in the stem before applying the method below.
Water flips top and bottom
Use the water line as a horizontal mirror: left/right stay fixed; features above the line move equally far below it.
Apply the horizontal flip
Every feature above the line moves equally far below it. Features on the left stay on the left; clockwise order may look reversed vertically, but it is not a left-right mirror image.
Use anchor features
Check text direction, a dot near an edge, a sloping line and any unequal shape. Reject an option immediately if its left/right position has changed.
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- ✓Keep left and right unchanged.
- ✓Swap top and bottom at equal distance.
- ✓Check one asymmetric anchor feature.
A water image is not a mirror image: a mirror swaps left and right, while water swaps top and bottom.
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