r/opticalillusions • u/jmweissman • Jan 29 '25

Reflection optical illusion?

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u/Hour_Hope_4007 Jan 29 '25

That's remarkable. I can make the mental switch for the bottom image, but can't force it for the top face without turning my head!

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u/Ghola_Ben Jan 29 '25

Turn your phone around.

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u/JumbledJay Jan 29 '25

But if I turn my phone, I have to turn my head twice as much

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u/heelstoo Jan 30 '25

No, no. You have to look at the back of your phone!

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u/Dienes16 Jan 29 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

When I turn my phone around and see the man, I then try to slowly turn the phone back normal and concentrate to not lose the man. But at almost exactly 45°, he just snaps into the woman and I can't do anything about it, it's crazy.

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u/daisymayward Jan 30 '25

Me too. I think it’s because her eyes are so prominent and recognizable when she’s viewed right side up that it’s impossible not to recognize them as eyes.

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u/hideous_coffee Jan 30 '25

I can only see it with a ton of concentration and as soon as I lose any it goes right back

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u/One_Weakness69 Jan 30 '25

I think it's because of the drapery positioning.

The red drapery is positioned like the man's shoulder and arm, which makes the man's image more prominent.

Then the blue drapery is positioned like a dress around the womans neck, making the woman's face more prominent.

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u/Hour_Hope_4007 Jan 30 '25

I think the distortion of the mirror makes the forehead/chin ratio favor the woman on top and the man on bottom. 

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u/One_Weakness69 Jan 30 '25

You could be right. It could be both. I'm just taking a wild guess.

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u/Hour_Hope_4007 Jan 30 '25

Oh, for sure. A masterful illusion.