Light should be represented as a thin, straight ray in a diagram to show how it travels

As light always travels in straight lines, it should be represented a as a thin, straight line.

If using a pencil, it must be sharp.

Here are poor examples which are trying to represent light rays, but are not straight lines:

Here is an example of a good light ray in a diagram:

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