Mirror direction as per Vastu: walls, bedroom, entrance

For a new flat, hang mirrors on a north or east wall where you can, keep every mirror from facing a bed, and do not hang one directly opposite the main door. The practitioner sources we read support those three points [2][3][4].

Past those points the guidance is inconsistent, sometimes within one page. One portal's guide recommends north and east walls, then in a later list says to avoid mirrors towards the north or east [3]. The same page calls the west lucky in one section and not recommended in its FAQ [3]. When a source contradicts itself, take the points that several sources share and leave the rest.

None of the fixes needs a purchase. Turning, re-hanging or covering a mirror is free.

The north and east walls are the shared preference [2][3]. One practitioner, Dr Smita Narang, puts a mirror on the north or east wall of a north or east bedroom, and on the north or east wall of a dressing room, at 4 to 5 feet height [2]. A portal guide repeats north and east as the preferred walls for the home and for bathrooms [3].

Find the room's north wall with a compass away from metal, or from a plan with North verified. In a flat, each room's north wall is on the north side of that room, not necessarily the flat's. Our Vastu for home page shows the readings for the rooms we score.

Every source we read that covers bedrooms agrees on one point, and it is the one in Vastu16's remedy library: avoid a mirror that faces the bed [1][2][3]. Practitioners also advise against mirrors in a headboard or on a ceiling over the bed [2][3].

Some pages attach strong claims about sleep and health to this rule. We do not repeat them. No source we opened measures any effect of a mirror on sleep or health. If you have symptoms, see a doctor. A home check is not medical advice.

The practical fix is the same whatever you believe:

• If a dressing-table mirror faces the bed, turn the table to a side wall.
• If a wardrobe door mirror faces the bed, keep the door closed at night or fit the mirror inside the door.
• If you cannot move it, cover it at night with a cloth or a blind.

One practitioner prefers no mirror in the master bedroom at all, and failing that, a mirror inside a wardrobe or covered when not in use [2]. For bed placement itself, see our guide to bed direction.

Two sources say not to hang a mirror directly opposite the main door [3][4]. The reason given is symbolic: a mirror there is said to send what enters back out. The same portal allows a mirror in a foyer, for example over a console table on a side wall [3].

The classical texts we read describe door faults in detail, such as a door struck by a road, tree, well or pillar (Brihat Samhita 53.76-78), and none of them lists a mirror among them [5]. The Manasara's chapter on doors mentions mirrors only as carved decoration at the foot of a door, beside pitchers of water (XXXIX.82) [7]. The rule against a mirror facing the door is modern guidance.

A side wall works for both purposes. A mirror beside the door, not facing it, still lets you check yourself on the way out. Our post on Vastu for a flat entrance covers the rest of the entrance, including what faces your door from the corridor.

Some pages suggest convex or Bagua mirrors over the door as a remedy. Vastu16 does not recommend them, or any other product.

Wardrobe mirrors. If a wardrobe with a full-length door mirror stands on the wall opposite the bed, the mirror faces the bed. Close the door at night, or fit the mirror on the inside of the door [2]. A wardrobe on a side wall usually solves it.

Bathroom mirrors. A portal guide puts the bathroom mirror on the north or east wall, not facing the toilet, in a well-lit spot [3]. A later section of the same page names the north-west wall as best in a bathroom [3]. In practice, the mirror goes over the basin, and the basin goes where the plumbing allows. If the mirror over the basin faces the toilet, that is the case some practitioners flag.

Mirrors near the stove. One portal says to avoid mirrors in the kitchen and not to place one in front of the stove [3]. A mirror behind a hob also collects grease.

Our bedroom readings page gives the zones for the room itself, which is what Vastu16 scores.

Tradition

• Avoid a mirror that faces the bed: Vastu16's remedy library [1]; practitioner guidance [2][3].
• North or east wall preferred: practitioner guidance [2][3]. One source contradicts itself [3].
• No mirror directly opposite the main door: practitioner guidance [3][4].
• The classical door passages we read give no rule on a mirror facing a door: Brihat Samhita 53.76-78 [5]; Mayamata 30.33-47 [6]; Manasara XXXVI.66-67 [7]. The Manasara names mirrors only as door carving (XXXIX.82) [7].

Fact

• Vastu16's check does not score mirror position: Vastu16 methodology [1].
• No source we opened measures an effect of mirror placement on sleep or health.

Our free tool lets you check the rooms of your flat under both schools. It reads the door, bedrooms, kitchen, toilets and the rest by zone, and where a master bedroom draws an avoid reading under either school, its first steps include avoiding a mirror that faces the bed. It does not locate or score mirrors, it does not suggest products, and it does not use astrology. Short answers on other fixtures are in our Vastu FAQ.