spatial illusion
Perceived distance trick
A spatial illusion is a visual effect that tricks the eye into perceiving depth, distance, or dimension where none exists.
Perspective in paintings creates spatial illusion—flat canvas appears to recede into the distance.
The mural's spatial illusion made the small room feel cavernous.
Architects and stage designers exploit spatial illusions to manipulate how spaces feel.
- foreshorteningDepicting depth through size
- anamorphosisDeliberately warped image
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- vanishing pointWhere parallels appear to meet
- parallaxPosition change from different vantages
depth perception · stereopsis · trompe-l'œil · visual trickery · illusionism · mirage · op art · shadow play · distortion · misperception · moiré pattern · afterimage · hologram · chiaroscuro · Escher · refraction · depth · dimension