What is glare?

Glare is when bright light gets in your eyes and makes it hard to see clearly.

Imagine you're playing outside on a sunny day, and suddenly someone turns on a really bright flashlight right in front of you. It's like the light is shouting, "Look at me!" and everything else seems to fade into the background. That’s glare, it’s when something very bright makes it hard to see what's around it.

Think about eating soup on a rainy day. The rain is falling outside your window, but the light from inside the room is so strong that it reflects off the window and shines in your eyes. It feels like you’re looking at a bright mirror instead of seeing your soup clearly. That’s glare, it’s like the light is bouncing around and making things blurry or too bright.

Sometimes, glare happens when you're wearing sunglasses on a sunny day. The sunglasses are supposed to help you see better, but if there's something very bright, like the sun, it might still feel like your eyes are being squinted at by a big, bright light.

Glare is just bright light getting in your way, and sometimes it feels like your eyes need a little break!