Street Picture Optical Illusion

Two identical street pictures placed side by side suddenly become two different perspectives:

The Daily Mail prepared a short video to show these are indeed exactly the same picture:

 

The informative Daily Mail article goes on to compare this to the famous cafe wall optical illusion where horizontal lines appear to taper or bend:

Can You See It? Incredible Optical Illusion Tricks Your Brain 

 

Michael Bach has a fascinating and informative page on the cafe wall illusion:

Michael Bach on the Cafe Wall Illusion

This page is part of Michael Bach's excellent compendium of visual illusions which is well worth exploring: 

Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions 

 This illusion is yet another good reminder that the eye is not merely a window.  What we are seeing is in fact a projection within our brains which is influenced by the way our brains work... 

Optical illusions show how we see | Beau Lotto

   

Why can't our extremely complex eyes render simple optical illusions? Surprise, surprise -- it comes back to the brain, which has only evolved to encounter natural stimuli.

Why do we see illusions? - Mark Changizi