Let $(\Phi, V)$ be a reduced root system with base $\Delta$ and Weyl group $W$. Let $\ell$ be the length function of $W$ with respect to the set of simple reflections $S = \{s_{\alpha} : \alpha \in \Delta\}$.
If $\Phi^+$ is the set of positive roots in $\Phi$ with respect to $\Delta$, and for each $w \in W$ we set $\Phi_w^- = \{ \alpha \in \Phi^+ : w.\alpha < 0 \}$, then $\ell(w) = |\Phi_w^-|$.
Let $\leq$ be the Bruhat order on $W$. By definition, $w_1 \leq w_2$ if and only if every (equivalently, some) reduced decomposition of $w_2$ contains a subexpression which is a reduced decomposition of $w_1$.
Q: Is it true that $w_1 \leq w_2$ if and only if $\Phi_{w_1}^- \subseteq \Phi_{w_2}^-$?
I know that this is true for the subset of elements in $W$ which support Bessel functions. We say that $w \in W$ supports a Bessel function if it is equal to $w_l w_{l, \theta}$ for some $\theta \subseteq \Delta$, where $w_l$ is the long element of $W$ and $w_{l, \theta}$ is the long element of $W_{\theta} = \langle s_{\alpha} : \alpha \in \theta \}$.
This reflects the fact that in a reductive group, the Bruhat order among Weyl group elements which support Bessel functions reverses the order of the Levi subgroups.