eli5: How are we able to sense someone looking at us/standing too close?

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I just thought it was funny how you could be minding your business, then instinctively turn to the side and see someone turning away cause they were looking at you. You probably had no clue someone was looking at you, but you turned your head to look directly at someone who was anyway. How does this happen?

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FWIW it’s a known phenomenon. When I was in the Army one of the TM’s literally instructed us not to look at the back of their head when you’re sneaking up on somebody from behind, because they might sense it.

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