The Illusion Only Some People Can See

Ames window illusion illustrates how we don’t directly perceive external reality. Special Holiday deal! Go to and use code VERITASIUM to get 68% off a 2 year plan plus 4 additional months free. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Special thanks to: Prof. Phil Kellman from UCLA Psychology Museum of Illusions in Los Angeles for the use of their Ames Room Curiosity Show - Video on Ames Illusion: References: Ames, A., Jr. (1951). Visual perception and the rotating trapezoidal window. Psychological Monographs: General and Applied, 65(7), i–32. Marcel de Heer & Thomas V. Papathomas (2017) The Ames Window Illusion and Its Variations DOI::oso/ Oross, Stephen, Francis, Ellie, Mauk, Deborah & Fox, Robert. (1987). The Ames Window Illusion: Perception of I