el reflejo

reflection, image, reflex

r e ˈf l e x o
reflej reflect + o 1st-person singular present (indicative or subjunctive)
noun · masculine Rare #42,088
reflection, image When referring to an image seen in a mirror, glass, or another reflective surface.
SP: Vi mi reflejo en el agua.
EN: I saw my reflection in the water.
reflex In the expression por reflejo, it means doing something automatically or instinctively.
SP: Retiró la mano del fuego por reflejo.
EN: He pulled his hand away from the fire by reflex.
Declension of reflejo
reflejosreflejo

Y yo salí, un viejo reflejo.

And I came out, an old reflection.

— Corre Lola, corre (Run Lola Run) (1998)

Miro mi reflejo en el lago.

I look at my reflection in the lake.

Vi mi reflejo en el espejo.

I saw my reflection in the mirror.

Mi reflejo ha cambiado un poco.

My reflection has changed a little.

Tom miró fijamente su reflejo en la ventana.

Tom stared at his reflection in the window.

Como cuando uno retira la mano del fuego por reflejo.

Like when you reflexively pull your hand away from the fire.

— La doncella (2016)

Tom vio su reflejo en el espejo.

Tom saw his reflection in the mirror.