Eli5 How do hidden object optical illusion pictures work?

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My mom has a picture in her room with a crazy optical illusion design. Everybody says they see a picture of Jesus on the cross but I’ve never seen it in 25 years. I’ve never been able to see any objects in those hidden object pictures. I think everyone who says they can see those are full of it.

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I just came across a few subs this morning on the very topic. Turns out there are a few ways and types of it working.

If the depth of cross-view images always seems backwards, this sub is for you!

We view these images “Magic Eye” style, so your eyes should focus somewhere beyond the image. This means your left eye views the left image and the right eye views the right image.

See also:

• [MagicEye](https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicEye)

• [CrossView](https://www.reddit.com/r/CrossView)

• [Anaglyph](https://www.reddit.com/r/Anaglyph)

• [Wigglegrams](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wigglegrams)

• [3DConversion](https://www.reddit.com/r/3DConversion)

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