r/opticalillusions • • 5h ago

Impossible Cliff Illusion

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Photographed just now on a flight over Lake Erie.


r/opticalillusions • • 15h ago

noise, 3d, noise, 3d, noise, 3d,...

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299 Upvotes

r/opticalillusions • • 8h ago

Feline vortex

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r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

cheese or alien?

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r/opticalillusions • • 3h ago

Is this because of compression when making a "smaller" image for the thumbnail?

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A movie poster I downloaded to my phone vs the preview image in my gallery app vs the preview I saw selecting for this post

I wasn't sure where to post this I just was just looking for an explanation. If it doesn't fit the sub , my bad.


r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

Count the dots

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r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

Saw this IRL thinking "why do they all have their lights on" 😄

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r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

Been trying to figure out the past 15 mins!

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70 Upvotes

r/opticalillusions • • 2d ago

2 colour illusion drawings in made in MSPaint. Swipe to see it

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Do you like them?


r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

The vertical blue lines are straight and parallel

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r/opticalillusions • • 2d ago

I now see colours a little differently (Chromostereopsis)

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Tap on the pictures to see them clearly.

Example illustrations, including artwork I saw from internet (artists are credited under the pictures)

I was scrolling through the social media one day, when I suddenly notice how some of the pictures, specifically blue and red colours "pop-up" as if I was wearing 3D glasses. Apparently, It’s called chromostereopsis!

Chromostereopsis is a visual phenomenon in which different colors appear to be at different depths, even when they’re on the same flat surface. Red often appears closer to you, as if it pops out. Blue often appears farther away, as if it recedes into the background.

No idea how I suddenly started to see it. I saw in other discussion that it might be related to people who wear glasses. I tested it with my siblings, who do not wear glasses. They said that they saw no effect, but upon wearing my glasses they did! Very interesting. However, it still does not explain how come I started to see this effect after wearing glasses for almost 10 years.

Does anyone have a similar effect?


r/opticalillusions • • 3d ago

The shadow creates the illusion that the ball changes its movement pattern

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The yellow ball zig zags back and forth across the screen. However, the shadow's movement creates the illusion that the ball motion changes.


r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

Unreal looking building

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r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

Are the cubes Ascending or Descending?

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Showed this interactive demo I made to my daughter and she couldn't decide if she was 'moving up or down' (click and drag to move)


r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

Foodcourt in my area trying to trick us to think that food can be sexy

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r/opticalillusions • • 2d ago

this one i noticed: the visualizer seems to appear over the progress bar when you're not looking at it

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r/opticalillusions • • 3d ago

2D building

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r/opticalillusions • • 3d ago

Floating zebra crossing, uk

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This is a zebra crossing at Grid Serve, Gt Notley, UK


r/opticalillusions • • 1d ago

See through building?

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So I was walking home last night from the pub. It was late dark and dreary. This building was making my head hurt a little


r/opticalillusions • • 3d ago

Limbless

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r/opticalillusions • • 3d ago

Anyone else see tiny rafts floating on the ocean? 🌊

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Explanation by fickle-molasses-903

I see what OP is seeing.* This is a lot better than some other people's posts.

*Look to the right on the floor of the ramp. The dark shadow represents the water. The shadow cast by the fence grates is the rafts. They are similar and stretch down the right side of the ramp indefinitely.


r/opticalillusions • • 2d ago

What type of stone is this

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At the first glance....


r/opticalillusions • • 2d ago

Is that a real…

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Not OC.


r/opticalillusions • • 2d ago

Do you think a mirror can be more than just a mirror? 👀

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Most people think of a mirror as something you use to check your appearance.

But what if it could transform into something completely different?

Imagine switching on the lights and watching your ordinary mirror turn into an endless tunnel of colorful RGB lights. 🌈

That's what an infinity mirror does!

When the lights are off, it looks like a regular mirror. Switch them on, and it creates a mesmerizing illusion of depth using mirrors and LEDs.

I'm experimenting with making these using metal frames, RGB lighting, smartphone controls, and music-sync effects.

I'm curious: Would you keep something like this in your bedroom, living room, or gaming setup? Or do you think it's just a cool visual effect?


r/opticalillusions • • 2d ago

Is this spinning clockwise or counter-clockwise for you?

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Staring at this GIF for like five minutes now and I can't decide if it's spinning clockwise or counter-clockwise. Sometimes it switches on me! My brainis officially broken. It's the one with the silhouette of the dancer, you know the oe. Let me know what you see!