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two-way mirror

British  

noun

  1. a half-silvered sheet of glass that functions as a mirror when viewed from one side but is translucent from the other

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The movie is interested in the sadness, loneliness or perhaps even sinister nature of emotionally investing so deeply in fandom,” Schoenbrun says, likening it to a two-way mirror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

This is usually done in an observation laboratory, complete with video-monitoring equipment and a two-way mirror.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2020

Then I heard voices, the voices of doctors behind a two-way mirror.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2016

Their efforts will be successful if we continue to move our national conversations on race from behind that two-way mirror to face-t0-face engagement.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2015

He leans against it, arms folded, and I look past him, searching for the hidden two-way mirror.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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