How would a pencil look like if you see it through a convex lens? (Assume that the pencil is close to the lens). Is the image real or virtual ?

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When we saw a pencil using convex lens then light bounces off and travels to our eyes and create a virtual image on our eyes' retinas. The virtual image on our retinas appears larger than the real object due to principles of geometry. Since the virtual image is farther from our eyes than the object is, the object appears bigger and virtual.

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