Top row: RADMC-3D derived NIR light profile (left), observed ice absorption profile (right) for the dense (central ﹩{n}_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}\approx 1{0}^{7}﹩) prestellar core. The central flux dip is reproduced in the NIR continuum. We observe the central ice absorption to be very high. All profiles are roughly consistent with the analytical model in Figure 3. Bottom row: RADMC-3D derived light profile and ice absorption profile for a lower-density core (central ﹩{n}_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}\approx 1{0}^{5}﹩).