Select a photo with reflections in Lightroom Classic.
Last updated on
Apr 16, 2026
Learn how you can remove reflections in a photo
The AI-powered Reflections tool lets you easily remove reflections in photos taken through glass windows. This tool eliminates large and prominent window reflections in just a few steps, allowing your image's subject to stand out clearly. The Reflection Removal feature supports raw and non-raw file types.
Try it in the app
Follow along with any project to learn how to remove reflections in a photo.
Quickly remove windows reflection
Select Remove > Distraction Removal.
In the Reflections panel, select Apply.
Lightroom Classic will automatically detect and remove the reflections in the photo. Use the Amount slider to adjust the intensity of the reflection.
- Set the slider to 100 to view the image after removing the reflection.
- Set the slider to 0 to view the original image with reflection.
- Set the slider to -100 to view only the reflection in the glass without the original subject.
- Sometimes, the +100 setting might show the reflection. If so, move the slider to -100 to view the image after removing the reflection.
Tip
For the best results, adjust the reflections first and then edit the image using other features and tools.
Quality determines the resolution of the result. Select one of the following:
- Preview - This is the lowest resolution, suitable for sharing on social media, and the fastest to process.
- Standard - This is an intermediate resolution, ideal for viewing photos at normal screen resolution.
- Best - This is the full resolution, which takes the longest to process.
Note
The Reflections option in Distraction Removal is currently unavailable on the WinARM machines.
Copy-Paste Reflection Removal edit settings
Once you have applied the desired edits to a photo in the Reflection Removal tool, right-click on the image and select Settings > Copy settings.
In the Copy Settings menu, choose Reflections under Remove.
Select or de-select all the other edit settings, then select Copy.
Open the photo where you want to paste these edit settings, right-click, and navigate to Settings > Paste Settings.
You can also select multiple photos and apply the copied edit settings together.
Note
Reflection Removal also supports Sync and Auto-sync workflows. You can also create a preset of your edit settings to apply the same settings to a batch of images quickly.
Some AI models failed to download error
If you encounter the "Some AI models failed to download. Please try again later" error while using the Reflection Removal tool, it's recommended to close and restart Lightroom Classic.
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