The reflection of yourself in a mirror is a virtual image.
Don't be misled by the false images created by the media.
His kindness was nothing more than a pretense.
実像 is the real image formed by actually converging light rays (or the true, unembellished state of something), while 虚像 is the virtual image or false façade that is its direct opposite.
Compound of 虚 (kyo, 'false, empty') and 像 (zō, 'image, figure'). The figurative sense extends the physics term.