When you close your eyes how come you cant see the inside of your eyelids?

Question

did you close your eyes for a look ? lol

Answer 1

if you look into the sun you can see all the veins!!

im gonna try with glittery eyeshadow on and see if i can see the sparkly bits when i close my eyes and stare a the lightbulb - ill let you know the results....

(dont try it at home kids)

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Answer 2

Your eyes "see" because light hits them and is focused on a spot on the back of your eyeball.  The light is then turned into information and sent through your optical nerve to the brain, which interprets it by creating an image.  Thus, light must be hitting your light for you to see, and when you close your eyes, there isn't any light.

Answer 3

I can, I installed two christmas tree lights

Answer 4

because there is no light for the colors to be absorbed or bounced off from, so you see black, the absence of all colors.

Answer 5

Well, think about it. When you close your eyes, you're keeping out most of the light. Without light, everything's dark. When everything's dark, you can't see! =)

Answer 6

because its too close to your eye so you can't focus on it

Answer 7

You kind-of can if you shine light onto your eyelids when your eyes are closed. They appear reddish/orange because of the blood vessels in them.

But if there is no light shining on them, it's just too dark to see anything. It's not like there's much to see anyway! And even if there was something to see on the inside of the eyelid, it would be too dark, too close, and too blurry to decipher what is was.

Answer 8

you can, if its light outside...

Answer 9

What you see is reflected light.  When you close your eyes, there is not light inside and nothing is reflecting.  If you could put some light in there, you would see it.

good luck

Answer 10

because it's dark

Answer 11

Because it's dark in there

Answer 12

uhhhh weird question cuz ur eyes r closed...

Answer 13

Yes, but it was too dark to see.

Answer 14

There is no light getting into your eyes.

the way we see normally is because the light reflects. No light - No view.

Answer 15

you can, they're black. that's what you see, right?

Answer 16

They are not in focus.