The main reason for placing an Amazon EC2 instance in a private subnet is to ensure the instance is not accessible directly from the internet, providing a higher level of security for sensitive applications or data. Instances in a private subnet can access the internet via a NAT gateway or instance, which is located in a public subnet, without exposing these instances directly to inbound internet traffic.
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