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Phase shift of 180 degrees on refection from optically denser medium

Can anyone please provide an intuitive explanation of why phase shift of 180 degrees occurs in the Electric Field of a EM wave,when reflected from an optically denser medium?

I tried searching for it but everywhere the result is just used.The reason behind it is never specified.