Why can we immediately spot the difference between a model car and a real one even if there is nothing to compare its size to?

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Just take a look at [this picture](https://www.looksmartmodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lamborghini-huracan-performante-spyder_03.jpg), you can tell immediately that its a model car even though there is nothing in the picture to compare its size to. My guess is that the paint isn’t authentic to our eyes, but are there other reasons as well?

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There is a lot of perspective photography that is alarmingly convincing. Video too.

Pre CGI most movie effects were done with miniatures, and a lot of them were really convincing especially for the time.

This one, not so much. Solid white background and no reflections definitely don’t help here.

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