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Can You Spot The Smiling Man Hiding In This Optical Illusion?

by Zack Walkter

Published October 25, 2017

Can You Spot The Smiling Man Hiding In This Optical Illusion?
AKIYOSHI KITAOKA

Can you see the portrait of a man hidden in this optical illusion?

The new take on the classic Magic Eye illusion was shared online by Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a psychology professor of visual perception and illusion at Ritsumseikan University in Kyoto, Japan.

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One of my portraits pic.twitter.com/URmDspcwnH

— Akiyoshi Kitaoka (@AkiyoshiKitaoka) March 22, 2017

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Kitaoka has created hundreds of extremely popular illusions, some of which you have probably seen popping up on your social media channels.

So can you see the smiling man?  Take a closer look and the illusion should eventually be revealed.

 

https://giphy.com/gifs/mr-bean-exam-xUpTit5H9CLv2

If you are struggling to see it, then doing the below could help:

  • Try looking at the illusion from a sideways angle
  • Try moving the image around as you look at it (or scroll up and down)
  • Try looking at the illusion from a distance

Kitaoka explains the illusion is a “masking phenomenon”, adding: “High-spatial-frequency components disturb the perception of low-contrast objects.”

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