Ambiguous Illusions are one of the most popular illusions over the social media sites. But what are they? We are sure if you just look down, you will understand the category of illusions yourself but then we will not be doing our duties properly.

These are the type of illusions which comprise of different appearance or images. Thus the image that our brain perceive will keep on alternating between the possible or planted images in the single image. These illusions emphasizes on the alternate functioning of the perception process inside our brain. Anyhow, they are quite interesting so without much ado, let us take you into the world of ambiguous illusions.

Ambiguous Optical Illusions #1 - Enigmatic Painting

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This is a marvelous piece of art. The painting might look simple at the first glance but if you concentrate, you will be awarded with one fine example of ambiguous illusion. What was the first thing you perceived? We are sure that most of you saw the face of an old man. But if you concentrate, you will see a horse rider in the image. Once you can find it, it will be a lot difficult to perceive the old man's face again. Anyways, you can also find a women lying down on the right side of the rider. Also, now you may perceive the white hair as a river flowing down and the dark hair at the right most as trees. Were you able to perceive anything else than that? Do leave in your comments if you were.

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Ambiguous Optical Illusions #2 - Sailing Ships or Bridge

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This is a terrific piece of art. Whoever has created it is able to achieve an excellent illusion. There is not much to explain and we believe you have already found out the illusion in this picture. If you look at the right most, you can find a ship. With perspective the ship size keeps on decreasing as you move your eyes towards the left. But as you move left, you can see that the sky is diffusing to form a bridge. The position of clouds and the ships is responsible to create this diffusion. It has been done with so much finesse that you won't even recognize when it swiftly diffuse to form the bridge. An amazing art hands down.

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Ambiguous Optical Illusions #3 - Hidden Face in the Environment

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This picture is a little too over occupied but then, it is creating a magnificent illusion. There is a lot in this picture that you can perceive. Let us begin with the basic environment which is constituted by the tree, grass, shrub, water/river and the buildings on the far end. There is something in the middle of the image but we are not sure what it is. The next major thing you will perceive is a face formed using all the objects in the picture. There is something very deep about the face. Oh but let us not dive into the pool of philosophy here. Let us enjoy this amazing ambiguous illusion for what all it is offering.

Ambiguous Optical Illusions #4 - Beautiful Flowers or Beautiful Face

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We are sure that you must have seen similar illusions all over the internet. But we could not help but add this illusion. It is quite simple but at the same time defines the true meaning of ambiguous illusions. But let us clarify that it is an art and not an original picture. Can you perceive both flowers and a face in this picture? We really liked how a butterfly is also added into the picture which is adding details to the perception of the face. Probably without it, the illusion might not have been looked as effective as it is looking now.

Ambiguous Optical Illusions #5 - Romantic Couple

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We still remember that this illusion gained a lot of popularity on the social media sites. This illusion can serve as an excellent example how our brain perceives information. Does something about this picture seem awkward to you? The girl sitting on sofa is actually looking quite manly while the boy is looking feminine. But can you perceive this picture as a guy sitting on sofa and a girl standing, her arms around the guy's neck? You will be shocked if you can. Isn't it amazing how our mind plays sometimes with the perception?

Ambiguous Optical Illusions #6 - Legs Up or Down

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This is a simple example of ambiguous illusion. Whoever has created this image has done a good job in framing the ambiguous effect. You just have to look at the picture and decide if it shows some feet raised up high or it shows some feet hanging down. Confused right? Let us tell you a secret. The image works in both ways. This is because it has been created in such a way. The artist has just fused the image so you may perceive both in a single image.

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Ambiguous Optical Illusions #7 - Musical Instrument or a Face

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This is a beautiful piece of art. You can see the musical instrument in this picture. Two strings have been broken but they form a crucial part of the other image we are perceiving through this illusion. That images is of a beautiful women's face. The shape of the instrument is forming the curves of the face while the torn strings act as the hair strands falling over her face. The background of cloudy sky makes this overall illusion extremely serene.

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Ambiguous Optical Illusions #8 - Simple Rabbit or Duck

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This is another simple example of ambiguous illusion. You can even draw it out on a paper for your kid/s. What you have to determine is whether the figure drawn here portrays a rabbit or a duck. It's really funny how some simple strokes of lines are able to play with our mind. You will surly agree with us when we say that this is as simple as it can get when we are talking about an ambiguous illusion.

Ambiguous Optical Illusions #9 - Lips or a Leaf

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This illusion will work best if you look at this image from a distance. From up close, you can see the rough outlines of the leaves but from a distance, you won't be able to trace them and then you will have a hard time deciding whether this picture is of a leaf or a close up of supple lips. The color of leaf (or it may have been colored artificially) is a big contributor to the overall ambiguous effect.

Ambiguous Optical Illusions #10 - Young Girl or Old Woman

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This is one of the most popular ambiguous illusion. We are sure that you may have seen this somewhere on the web. What you have to decide is whether this is a 1/4th face of a young girl's face or the side view of an old woman. You will easily be able to acknowledge the young girl but if you are facing any problem in perceiving the old woman's face, here is a tip for you. Just try to perceive the neck of the girl as the mouth of the old woman and her ear as old woman's eye. Were you able to see both? Tell us in your comments.

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