optical illusion
Example Sentences
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Planetary alignment, also known as a conjunction between two planets, is, in essence, an optical illusion.
From Seattle Times
Others are tightly cropped slices of things hanging on her walls, creating strange optical illusions.
From New York Times
This optical illusion, called the “Mona Lisa effect,” could scare would-be attackers and buy the insects enough time to escape.
From Scientific American
Electric fireplaces use a variety of optical illusions, including lights and mirrors, to create the visual effect of a flame.
From Seattle Times
The artist’s nude self-portrait occupies an eerie spatial realm, made all the more mystical for being not a simple optical illusion but a deliberate light-bending production.
From Washington Post
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