Pareidolia (Seeing Faces and More in Everyday Scenery)
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Example #1: Person Standing Over Edge of A Cliff Seen In Background of One Photo but Not Another.
Example #2: My family member went on a hike – but someone (or something) else showed up in her photo.
The Pareidolia episode:
Pareidolia is the tendency to perceive familiar patterns, especially faces, in random or ambiguous images and objects.
Common examples include seeing faces in clouds, rock formations, or everyday items like breakfast foods.
Etymology and Origins
The term derives from Greek roots: "para" meaning "beyond" and "eidolon" meaning "image," so it literally means…
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