There are two cars on a street on a dark night. Both cars have their headlights on.

Question

There are two cars on a street on a dark night. Both cars have their headlights on.

One car is near Jerome's house. The other car is at the end of the street. In one to two sentences, explain which pair of headlights will look larger to Jerome and why.

Answer 1

There are two cars on a street on a dark night. Both cars have their headlights on.

The pair of headlights from the car near Jerome's house will appear larger to him because the closer the object is, the larger it appears to be.