Why do we see images produced by diverging mirrors as upright?

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I know that images produced by converging mirrors are inverted and our brain flips them so we see them upright, but then how can we see images produced by diverging mirrors as upright? Wouldn't our brain flip the upright image produced by a diverging mirror and we'd end up seeing them as inverted?

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Your brain perceives everything the way it is due to two flips (at the retina and in the cortex), so keep external mirrors/lenses and the visual pathway separate.
For converging mirrors, the image depends entirely on where the object is in relation to the focus - you'll see a virtual upright image when you're inside the focus and a real inverted image when you're outside the focus. For the latter, you'll actually see an inverted image (it will be upright at the retina but the brain will flip it back) - just see your reflection on inside portion of metal spoon.
Diverging mirrors show upright images, so you'll perceive an upright image (at the retina it'll obviously be inverted, but brain will re-flip it) - just like looking in a regular mirror (except everything looks smaller)
 
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