👁️ Optical Illusions

“What we see is not always what is.”

Your brain is a master of efficiency. It fills in blanks, anticipates movement, and completes shadows. But sometimes, in its eagerness to make sense, it shows you things that aren't quite there.

🌀 The Spinning Spiral

Spinning spiral illusion

Stare at the center. You may feel the spiral moving — but it's perfectly still. Your brain interprets contrast and curvature as motion.

📏 The Unequal Lines

Lines of equal length appear different

The horizontal lines appear uneven, but they're identical. Patterns and background distort your sense of proportion.

👥 The Face-Vase Illusion

Rubin's vase: two faces or a vase?

Do you see a vase, or two faces? You’re not wrong either way. The image holds both, and your mind toggles what’s foreground.

Illusions remind us: perception is not passive. It is shaped by assumptions, context, and expectation.