50 Perfect 'When You See It' Photos That Will Have You Staring For A Long Time

We've all seen optical illusions but these ones are just bizarre.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• August 28, 2022

Most of us don't try to examine every detail of the background when taking a photograph. We are usually too preoccupied with how our hair looks or whatever detail we want to capture to notice the entire image.

Even if we look back at our photos later, we are unlikely to notice anything other than what we meant to capture. But perhaps we should start looking more closely at our photos; we might be surprised to discover subtle secrets or photobombers in the background that totally alter the look of the image.

While the majority of the photos in this gallery are amusing because of what's in the background or peeking out from a corner, some are simply our brains creating illusions. They are just visual tricks on the brain.

It is true that visuals can deceive us, which may appear disheartening at first, but we should not look at it that way. When we know what can confuse or fool our brains, we can actually learn a lot about how they work.

We've compiled a list of some of the best "when you see it" photos that may fool your eyes, ranging from photos with hilarious things peeking out in the background to photos that will always seem off no matter how hard you look closely at them. We hope you find this list amusing and perplexing.

1. My Pillow Has A Surprise Inside

2. I Didn't Think I'd Actually Lose In A "Hide And Seek" Game With My Nephew

3. A Place For Everything

4. We Took This Photo In The Caves Of Branson, MO Over 2 Years Ago. We Never Noticed Our Unexpected Guest Until Now

5. When You See It

6. I Looked Over, And My Cat Was Doing The Same Thing As The Curtain

7. My Daughter Thought This Was Her. Bonus: My Son In The Background

8. Spot The Pug

9. Nope, You're Wrong. Look Closer

10. I Swear There Are Four Of Us

11. Happy Easter

12. Me At Five Years Old. When You See It

13. This Can Happen When You Blink Faster Than The Shutter On Your Camera

14. A Random Stranger Came Up To My Girlfriend And I To Show Us The Photo She Took Of Us

15. Spot the little friend

16. I Lost My Cat Today And Eventually Found Him Like This Staring At Me

17. Friend Is Moving Away With Her Best Friends. When You See It

18. Had A Nice Photo With The Missus And Had It Put On A Key Ring, Only To Later Notice This Gem. Worst/Greatest Picture Ever

19. I Heard This Kid Yelling For His Dad At Lowe’s, I Went Looking For Him And...

20. Lost My Wallet 3 Days Ago, Finally Ordered New Cards And Then

21. Glitch In The Mirror

22. Spot what they are looking at

23. Bet We Can Beat You At Hiding And Seek Uncle David. Bet You Can’t

24. I Was Trying To Take A Nice Photo Of My Cat When I Noticed The Neighbours' Cat In The Background

25. My Sister Was Taking Pictures Of My Nephew At School

26. Let's Play "Spot The Culprit"

27. My Friend Tried To Take A Nice Picture At The Mall

28. Well here we have a graduate and an 'under'graduate

29. Oh, Hey Mom. No, No One Is Here. I Was Talking To Myself. Yeah, Good Night Mom

30. Not Sure If Intentional Or Oblivious, But This Architect Did A Bad Job

31. You'll Laugh When You See It

32. Sometimes You Just Know You’re Being Watched

33. The Best Place To Hide From Animal Control Is Right Under Their Noses

34. And The Void Stares Back

35. Truckers don't exchange numbers, we exchange doors. That's how it works, right?

36. A ghost??

37. Thought It Was Snow

38. Without That Big Wheel Sticking Out You’d Never Know There’s A Truck In The Picture

39. Spot The Bird

40. Look at all those cuties underneath

41. Went Into My Dad's Attic And This Caught My Eye. Bricks Were Shat. When You See It

42. Took A Picture Of My Cousin At Their Wedding Table And It Caught The Groom's Nose

43. Looked Up And Noticed This While Using The Bathroom

44. My Friend Sent Me Pictures Of Her Proposal. She Told Me To Look Closely

45. I Really Appreciate My Math Teacher's Halloween Costume

46. When you see it

47. All The Brown You Can See Is Spiders

48. Can you see the screaming face?

49. Child of the Cabinet, coming soon to theatres near you

50. This Is What I Have To Deal With Every Morning While Going To The Bathroom

A photo can be worth a thousand words, but if there's an unexpected twist in the background, it can be worth two thousand. We've all seen optical illusions, but they're usually created with intent.

We hope you enjoyed these images. Make sure to drop a comment about the photos that gave you a tough time figuring out the background twist.

Maryjane