What do you call it when one thing looks like another thing?
What do you call it when one thing looks like another thing?
For example, looking at a forest from overhead can reveal a pattern of a human face. Maybe that's not the best example but I can't think of any right now. There's a term for it, and there was a subreddit dedicated to such things.
Pareidolia is what you are looking for, friend.
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Deja View…..I’m kidding. I’m kidding.
Pareidolia is the right answer.
17 1 ReplyPareidolia
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there was silhouwhat on reddit, I think. A portmanteau of "silhouette" and the exclamation, "what"
4 0 ReplySeeing faces in different objects is called pareidolia, not sure if that’s what you’re looking for?
3 0 ReplyYep that's exactly it. Cheers.
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1 0 ReplyThat's the one! Cheers.
1 1 ReplyNot what I was looking for but sounds intriguing!
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