# Reflections The **Reflections** effect enables surface reflections in the scene, ensuring realistic light behavior. {% hint style="danger" %} This effect has a **high** impact on performance. It is recommended to enable it only when necessary or when the scene is highly optimized. {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} #### Settings:
* **Realtime Samples** – controls the quality of reflections in real-time mode. Higher values improve reflection accuracy but may impact performance. * **Steady Samples** – adjusts the reflection quality for static renders, producing sharper and more refined reflections. * **Selection only** – this option allows enabling reflections only for specific objects, groups, or selections, optimizing performance by applying reflections selectively instead of globally -[Selections](/documentation/other/selections.md) {% hint style="info" %} Screen Space Reflections (SSR) are calculated dynamically based on material properties. If roughness and metallic values exceed certain thresholds, SSR is automatically adjusted or disabled to optimize performance for materials where reflections are not essential. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.vectary.com/documentation/design-process/effects/reflections.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.