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.
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Pareidolia is what you are looking for, friend.
!pareidolia@sh.itjust.works
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Pareidolia is the right answer.
Pareidolia
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there was silhouwhat on reddit, I think. A portmanteau of “silhouette” and the exclamation, “what”
Seeing faces in different objects is called pareidolia, not sure if that’s what you’re looking for?
Yep that’s exactly it. Cheers.
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