Quick question regarding Index of refraction [contradiction?]

[TheOneAndOnlyJamesFranco]

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So I understand that n = how much a material can bend light... so if n increase in a lens, does its focal distance increase or decrease?

I believe it is decrease because the light now gets bent down more (or sooner) so it hits the x-axis sooner and thus a shorter focal length...

BUT, in 2 mediums, when you go from low n to high n, if the refracted ray bends TOWARDS the normal... doesn't that contradict the previous statement?


Not sure if I am just missing a basic thing..

Thanks

 

[Cawolf]

Light passing through the lens is going from high n (lens material) to low n (air).