at the mirror vs In the mirror

Both 'at the mirror' and 'in the mirror' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'At the mirror' is used when someone is physically located near the mirror, while 'in the mirror' is used when referring to the reflection seen in the mirror.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"at the mirror"

Use 'at the mirror' when referring to someone who is physically located near the mirror, such as looking at themselves or fixing their appearance.

Examples:

She stood at the mirror, fixing her hair.
He gazed at himself at the mirror, lost in thought.

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Take a slant at the mirror in your washroom.
Look at the mirror later and see.
If we can aim his fire at the mirror...
Then set your Galaxy Note9 down, angle it at the mirror, and stand in the reflected spot.
He ordered a schnapps, a beer, and looking at the mirror behind the bottles, saw himself getting drunk and talking to the barman.
So, why did you throw a bottle at the mirror behind the hotel bar?
Bree hodge was at the mirror, applying her eyeliner.
You stand at the mirror, and you don't know who you're looking at.
Can I take a peek at the mirror now?
Woman at the mirror 1986.08 70 x 50, acrylic on paper
C-Could you take a look at the mirror?
Sometimes when you look at the mirror, all that you can think of is how you never took proper care of your skin.
"Self-potrait at the mirror" 1991 oil, canvas on board
Look at the mirror, you'll see
And then - I'm vindictive took aim at the mirror - we go to choose a razor for Professor Petranovskogo!
We are ready for a special evening, and, after a final reassuring look at the mirror, perhaps wearing a fabulous Lizalù outfit, we spray on our favorite fragrance to complete our routine.
All we grow, a few a day; and around every day we look at the mirror.
The ball joint of the mirror was no longer firmly anchored to the counterpart at the mirror and a plastic nose was broken, why a stabilizing metal ring is no longer held.
Your gaze is marked by disdain when you look at something (even if it's at the mirror) and of breaths of envy when you look above.
The second section concerns Hulten at the mirror (par lui meme) and it is a gallery of special portraits where the art historian is the protagonist portrayed from many different points of view.

Alternatives:

by the mirror
next to the mirror
beside the mirror
in front of the mirror
near the mirror

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"In the mirror"

Use 'in the mirror' when referring to the reflection seen in the mirror, such as describing what is visible in the reflection.

Examples:

She saw her reflection in the mirror.
He noticed a figure behind him in the mirror.

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In the mirror, a man doesn't perceive it that way.
I can't seem to get it right in the mirror.
In the mirror, you were there, you attacked Mina.
In the mirror I could only see my mother and my father at the moment of the shooting.
It was in the mirror on Rosie's bike.
Im Spiegel (In the mirror) 10 works in silver-grey granite, diverse sizes: width 30-50 cm, depth 30-40 cm, height 40-65 cm.
I look in the mirror and I feel discouraged.
I look in the mirror and I'm embarrassed.
Looking in the mirror every day and seeing nothing there.
I see her in the mirror every day.
I didn't see that gun in the mirror.
Look at it in the mirror please.
Best not look in the mirror then, Pauline.
Dracula has no reflection in the mirror.
Or maybe we were just looking in the mirror.
Not the person that I see in the mirror.
Unplug from your chairs, get up and look in the mirror.
Eternity gazing at itself in the mirror.
Don't even look in the mirror anymore.
There's nobody in the mirror.

Alternatives:

reflected in the mirror
visible in the mirror
seen in the mirror
mirrored image
reflection in the mirror

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