Your brain is still young if you can spot the man in a hat

see nothing except a landscape.

Then suddenly, the rocks and shadows rearrange themselves in your mind.

You see a face.

And once you see it, it’s almost impossible to return to the original interpretation.

The picture hasn’t changed.

Your perception has.

That’s one of the most fascinating things about visual illusions.

The same lines, shapes, and shadows can support two completely different interpretations.
A Simple Lesson in How the Brain Sees

This puzzle demonstrates something important about human vision.

We don’t experience the world as a collection of disconnected pixels.