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.

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CapillaryUpgrade@lemmy.sdf.org · 51 pts · 3y

Pareidolia is what you are looking for, friend.

muttley@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 3y (1 reply)

!pareidolia@sh.itjust.works

tryagain@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 3y

Yusssss! Subscribed

LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y

Deja View…..I’m kidding. I’m kidding.

Pareidolia is the right answer.

boredtortoise@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 3y

Pareidolia

nx2@feddit.de · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

We really need those niece communities here. This post here technically breaks rule 1. of !asklemmy@lemmy.ml

ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Nephews, nieces, aunts and uncles too

TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 3y

Don't forget niblings and piblings!

jlh@lemmy.jlh.name · 4 pts · 3y

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

anolemmi@lemmi.social · 2 pts · 3y

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

spitz@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

Yep that's exactly it. Cheers.

spitz@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 3y
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