The way our brains are set up makes us see the world in a certain way, but our eyes can fool us sometimes. Visual illusions happen all the time and can be seen in our daily lives. These tricks, like carefully made pictures and photos taken at odd angles, can make us scratch our heads and wonder what’s real.
When you saw a picture, did it make you do a double take? There’s a chance you thought you saw something that wasn’t there, or you got the scene completely wrong. The very fact that our brains often get visual information wrong is what makes optical illusions so interesting.
We’re going to look at some pictures that need a second look to fully understand them in this set. These pictures will make you think about what’s real and what’s just an illusion. They range from mind-bending illusions to beautifully made photographs.
Get a better look at these fake pictures and see if you can figure out what’s going on. You might be surprised at how your brain processes what it sees, and you might also learn something new about how we comprehend the world around us.
