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A building size illusion plaguing me from my couch

Mark Changizi
Feb 5, 2023
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A building size and distance illusion, probably due to how much of the window it appears to fill.

See video…

https://youtube.com/shorts/fwhK-wJh_h4

And here’s the two key views side by side (with the mirror shot horizontally flipped). Not quite getting at the perceived disparity in distance and size when actually here.

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David Shane
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Feb 5Liked by Mark Changizi

Quite the urban pad you have.

Perhaps keeps the number of lizards down, though. :).

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