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* In ''[[Princess Tutu]]'', at one point Fakir pushes Mytho's face up into a mirror, angrily demanding him to look at himself. The camera then cuts to a shot of Mytho's own face reflected in his eyes.
** The creators of Princess Tutu really like this effect. We also see Tutu reflected in Mytho's eyes after he kisses her hand and in the trailer for the series, Fakir's face is reflected in Duck's eyes while they are dancing together.
* The Hanged Man in ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'' takes advantage of this when fighting Polnareff and Kakyoin. His Stand can hide in any reflective surface - including the human cornea. There are a number of moments during the fight where his opponents look someone in the eye and see the Hanged Man appear in front of their reflection.
* In ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', there have been multiple times in which Kyon is reflected in Yuki's [[What Beautiful Eyes!|beautiful eyes]], in close-ups. [http://i44.tinypic.com/2zhkrye.jpg Example 1] [http://i43.tinypic.com/2qcqxvo.png and 2].
* In ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'', there have been numerous times where Sousuke's eyes have reflected what he saw. One particular instance was when Sousuke was fighting Gauron for the first time inside the Arbalest, and Al started utilizing the Lambda Driver, and [[media:s01e07x133.jpg|Sousuke's eyes were shown to reflect what's on the screen]].
* A tiny computer screen image is reflected in Albert's eyes in episode 16 of ''[[Gankutsuou]]''.
* The climax of ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka Dede|Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Maihitoyo]]'' includes a scene where a character actually sees his own reflection in the main heroine's eyes (shown to the audience from his point of view). He proceeds to [[What Have I Become?|dislike the reflection]].
 
 
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== Film - Live Action ==
* Used in ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]]'', twice: [[The Sadistic Choice|Mary Jane in one eye, the tram car in another]], and as a pumpkin bomb is thrown at Spider-Man - but Peter's eye is shown instead of Spidey's lens-eye.
* One of the posters for ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]] 2'' shows Doctor Octopus in the reflection of [[Spider -Man]]'s eyes.
** This trope is also used in the film itself. At one point we see in Doc Ock's wife's eyes shards of glass flying towards her reflected in her eyes--right before they tear through her and she falls dead to the ground.
*** And again a short while later, when the surgeon about to cut off the mechanical limbs sees the tentacle refleced in the other surgeon's protective goggles.
* In ''[[Goldfinger (Film)|Goldfinger]]'', [[James Bond]] dodges an attack when he sees his attacker reflected in a woman's eyes.
** Bond uses the attacker reflected in girl's eye trick again in ''[[Thunderball (Film)|Thunderball]]'' and ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]''.
* And parodied in ''[[Austin Powers]]''.
* In ''[[In Like Flint]]'', Flint hypnotizes Lloyd Cramden with a watch that blinks in a circular pattern. The dots appear on Cramden's eyes as he's looking at it.
* In the final fight scene of ''[[Drunken Master]]'', Jackie Chan's eyes was able to keep up with the speed of the fast fists of his opponents as shown from the eyes' reflection.
* In ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]'', when Morpheus is giving Neo the [[Red Pill, B LueBlue Pill]] choice, there's a shot where the lenses of his [[Cool Shades]] each reflect one of the two pills, as well as Neo looking at them.
** Bit of trivia: the filmmakers didn't expect to have to digitally add the reflection in; when they did, they had to have someone do a storyboard for it (otherwise it wouldn't be covered by their budget, due to regulations).
* [[Danny Boyle]] seems to like this trope; there's reflective eyes in ''[[Sunshine (Filmfilm)|Sunshine]]'' and in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' when the Jamal and Salim discover Latika in the hotel.
* ''[[Strangers On a Train (Film)|Strangers Onon a Train]]'' has a variation of this. As Bruno begins strangling Guy's wife Miriam, her glasses fall from her face and onto the ground; we then get a closeup of one of the lenses, in which the completion of the murder is reflected.
 
 
== Film - Animated ==
* This is actually a plot point in ''[[The Last Unicorn (Filmanimation)|The Last Unicorn]]'' (as well as the original book) and the basis of one of the best soliloquies in animation. Unlike normal people, Lady Amalthea's eyes do not reflect light; instead they show a forest view. The author/screenwriter uses this to play on the idea that regular people often simply reflect others rather than dealing with them as people. As Amalthea becomes more human and forgets herself, her eyes begin to show reflection.
* Happens too many times in ''[[WereWe're Back! aA DinosaursDinosaur's Story]]''.
* In Shane Acker's ''[[9 (Animation)|Nine]]'', {{spoiler|this is how 6's death is shown, reflected in 9's lenses}}.
* In ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', the Great Owl's huge eyes reflect Mrs. Brisby as he leans to her; a strong effect, as his eyes are almost as large as her entire body.
* The poster for ''[[Dinosaur (Disney)|Dinosaur]]'' shows a prehistoric landscape being reflected onto a reptilian eye.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* According to the book ''[[The Silence of the Lambs|Red Dragon]]'', yes, this is [[Serial Killer|somebody]]'s sexual fetish. [[Eye Scream|Which is why he has to collect all those shards of broken mirror.]]
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''Feet of Clay'', the Watch finds a vital clue when the old myth about your last sight being burned into your eye turns out to be true.
* Most of the Chronicles of the Last Dragon books have reflective dragon eyes on the covers, generally reflecting something plot significant. Fire Star has...well, [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|a Fire Star]]. Dark Fire has a Darkling being reflected. Fire World has a Fire Bird being seen.
 
 
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The box cover on ''[[Resident Evil]]: Code Veronica'' featured advancing Zombies reflected in Claire's eyes.
* In the secret ending to ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]] Final Mix+'', when Ven is caught at the helmet by Master Xenahort and his helmet is getting crushed open, he catches a glimpse of Aqua staring at him in horror, her face briefly reflected in Ven's eyes before Xenahort freezes Ven and tosses him aside.
* Used in the box cover of the ''[[Command and Conquer]]'', with a lone soldier watching a battle that we see through the reflections of his goggles.
 
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Azula's eyes reflect [http://screenshots.avatarspiritmedia.net/220/667.jpg the big wham of the second season finale].
* [[The Spectacular Spider -Man]] "Final Curtain" The Unmasked Green Goblin is reflected in Harry's eyes.
* In the ''[[Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Animation)|Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' episode "Ndovu's Last Journey," Jonny's image is reflected in Ndovu the elephant's eyes. This signifies that there's a bond between them and convinces Jonny to help the elephant.
* ''[[Jonny Quest]]' episode "Pirates from Below". Hadji hypnotizes a guard by using the glints from his ruby. As he's doing so the glints are reflected in the guard's eyes.
* Used in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Party of One" as part of [[Genki Girl|Pinkie Pie's]] episode long [[Sanity Slippage]]. [[media:PinkiePieDeathGlare_1210.jpg|Observe.]]
* Takua's eyes in ''[[Bionicle]]: Mask of Light'' had this, as {{spoiler|he watched his friend Jaller die in his arms}}. The directors on the commentary talked about how tricky this shot was to get right -- they wanted to use tears instead of a reflection at first, but were unsure whether the characters could produce them.
 
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