This document summarizes key properties of light and reflection: 1) Light propagates as an electromagnetic wave that does not require a medium and travels in straight lines at a very fast speed. Objects are visible because they reflect light into our eyes. 2) Reflection follows the law that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Reflection can be specular from smooth surfaces or diffuse from rough surfaces. Mirrors use the principle of reflection. 3) Plane mirrors form virtual upright images that are the same size and as far behind the mirror as the object is in front. The image is laterally reversed left to right. Spherical mirrors can also form images.