For sound wave, among air snd water , air is denser medium because the molecule distance of air is larger than water so sound wave travels faster in water comparatively to air. Right ? Then why in case of light wave, suppose we see a fish (then light coming from water to air), it's said that light goes from denser to rarer medium ?

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For sound wave, among air snd water , air is denser medium because the molecule distance of air is larger than water so sound wave travels faster in water comparatively to air. Right ? Then why in case of light wave, suppose we see a fish (then light coming from water to air), it's said that light goes from denser to rarer medium ?

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