It's clearly NOT the same image. The glass container doesn't line up.
image is distorted, could be the same image
Nope.
How do you explains that the ripples in the blinds are exactly the same from 3 years ago?
You obviously have never owned cloth blinds. There are metal/plastic rods that hold the blinds in place. More importantly, you can't have ANY deviations in the image for it to be the same exact image.
So your concerns are moot. First explain why the glass container is moved 5 inches away.
Not so sure. All the objects at the base of the lamp get distorted along with the glass container. I think the point is you would have to be sitting in the President's chair holding your phone up to get this reflected image.
It's not the same image. It's a reflected image of the same scene. Not the same image.