Why is red on top in rainbows if refraction puts it at the bottom?

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why light refraction by the rain drop is red colour at bottom but blue colour on top . However we can see the rainbow is that :the red colour is at top and the blue is at bottom?
 
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try looking closely at a rain drop on your window the next time you get a chance and you will see that the image of everything outside is inverted.