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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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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago

Pareidolia is what you are looking for, friend.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yusssss! Subscribed

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Deja View…..I’m kidding. I’m kidding.

Pareidolia is the right answer.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We really need those niece communities here. This post here technically breaks rule 1. of [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nephews, nieces, aunts and uncles too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Don't forget niblings and piblings!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

there was silhouwhat on reddit, I think. A portmanteau of "silhouette" and the exclamation, "what"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Seeing faces in different objects is called pareidolia, not sure if that’s what you’re looking for?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yep that's exactly it. Cheers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago