Why Can't Observer See Image 4 & 3 in 2 Plane Mirrors?

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In a setup with two perpendicular plane mirrors, five images of an object are formed. The observer cannot see images 3 and 4 because the light rays from the object do not reach these points due to their position in the reflection plane of mirror 1 in mirror 2. Images 1, 2, and 5 are visible to the observer as the light from the object can reach these locations. A ray diagram can help illustrate this phenomenon and confirm the visibility of the images. Understanding the geometry of reflection is key to grasping why certain images are not observable.
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there is two plane mirror which is placed perpendicular to each other, as shown in the figure below. An object (indicated by the red dot) is placed
in front of the mirrors and then there are 5 image formed (indicated by the blue dot 1,2,3,4,5, as illustrated in the figure)

which image that the observer CANNOT see? I know the answer is image 4 and 3, but why? I want to know why the observer cannot see image 3,4
and why he can see image 1,2,5... Thanks all

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The position of the object is such that any light from the object cannot go through point 3 and 4, because they are in the plane of the reflection of mirror1 in mirrpr2 . Draw the ray diagram and verify your self.
 
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