[philman_36]

Magnification only occurs under special conditions such as a man made lens.

Refraction and magnification.
You've drifted over to flat out spouting BS now.

[Nateman]

How come only the Sun gets magnified but not planes flying off into the distance?

That glass has that special bend that causes light to be magnified. Last time I looked there was not huge glasses of water all over the world.