Braingle: 'Face or Vase' Brain Teaser

Face or Vase

An optical illusion is a visually perceived image that is deceptive or misleading.

Puzzle ID:	#26474
Fun:	(2.84)
Category:	Optical-Illusion
Submitted By:	Jake

Do you see two faces or a vase?

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aznboi1324 Oct 15, 2005	Both ?
zonarita Oct 15, 2005	Ditto
redraptor50 Oct 15, 2005	I saw both, very well done
fuzzy_logic Oct 15, 2005	hmm.. i have seen better versions of this illusion. the nose could be longer & below that it could be more distinctly mouth & chin, instead of equal bumps. neverthless, a good classic optical illusion
chidam11 Oct 16, 2005	I see Both well done.
zigthepig Oct 16, 2005	I see both.
bluehawk Oct 16, 2005	theres is faces and vases. very good.
shabz4lyf Oct 17, 2005	I see faces and i see a vase. A classic! though ive seen it befor...hee hee!
Ilovepink4 Oct 17, 2005	I can see both too.
bpkeller Oct 17, 2005	Both!
Kalliann Oct 17, 2005	I agree that I have seen this one done a bit different before. This version is quite easy but still fun.
fantasy_teen Oct 17, 2005	Wow! That was an original. (I'm being sarcastic in case you didn't know.) There's 2, duh!
smilingpatience Oct 17, 2005	Hmm... although I do see both I am much more drawn to stare at the faces and then freak out when a vase pops into my view. Interesting.
tennisguy Oct 18, 2005	that was awesome great iluso or however u spell this catagory
LiaHarley Oct 20, 2005	That was great!!! But not really on the very difficult side. But FUN anyway!!
Laffinoutloud Oct 20, 2005	I see both.......at the same time even
maximo3491 Oct 20, 2005	at the same time u gotta like focus ur eyes, and it hurts
(user deleted) Oct 22, 2005	ive seen this one before. i still like it though. i see both.
BrownEyes Oct 23, 2005	I can see both, but I always see the faces first.
Isabella_sky_69 Oct 25, 2005	I've seen this one before, though it is still cool to look at. I see two faces at first then the vase pops into my vision.
sweetmama Oct 26, 2005	I see both as well!
hidentreasure Oct 31, 2005	Both
speedyhewitt Oct 31, 2005	Both, 2 faces
peppamintp Nov 02, 2005	I see both
runscapekiller Nov 02, 2005	i saw this 20,000,000 times(now 20,000,001 times)
miri Nov 04, 2005	Dear braingle, that was fun. i saw two faces and a vase. I liked how my eyes went in and out. miri
BLUEFIRE Nov 05, 2005	whoa! thats good
moimeme Nov 09, 2005	two profiles sculpting a vase. hmm.
moimeme Nov 09, 2005	two profiles sculpting a vase. hmm. attractive;; I've seen similar illusions.
OrenjiOnigiri Nov 10, 2005	I have seen this before, and I see the two faces and the vase at the same time! ^_^ It's hard to keep your eyes on either the vase or the two faces. x_x;;
BOOKLOVER1 Nov 10, 2005	Teacher showed me
april2899 Nov 12, 2005	I see both too!!!!!
FerretGirl Nov 18, 2005	It was pretty good
Fame_Kraze Nov 23, 2005	addin this 2 my favs
mommademon Dec 09, 2005	We did this in high school art I had completely forgotten about it I'm gonna show it to my boys They love things like this
sudokulvr Dec 21, 2005	o, that was original NOT! those come on the back of cereal boxes and in cracker jacks all of the time. its not even funny how overused that is....
jlvsbeks Jan 01, 2006	very old one
sebastian Jan 06, 2006	C. all of the obov.! i saw both an i still luv OPTIACL ILLUSIONS!!!
mistressgia Jan 10, 2006	the faces seem to be the mor eprominent of the two , but I can easily see the vase too! Nice one...
xolilangel827ox Jan 20, 2006	both are very obvious (to me atleast) i have seen this many many times before so it was quite easy!!
ragethe3rd Jan 31, 2006	I actually hadnt seen it before believe it or not. They eye thing was fun too.
soccerstar_1515 Mar 13, 2006	i saw this on a cerial box!
riddlelover Mar 17, 2006	Ok...EVERYONE has seen this one.
brainjuice Mar 29, 2006	i've seen this too.. i've seen this kind of vase.. haha..
Mellew Mar 30, 2006	my eyes keep on switching i can see both but i cant focus on them for long
Mellew Mar 30, 2006	P.S. when i was younger and first saw this i saw the face first everyone called me weird
Andylee964 Apr 03, 2006	I see both face and vase at the exact same time. I can't get rid of one of them to see only the other one. It really hurts my head. Other optical illusions do this to me too. Some more severly than others.
YnG18 Apr 12, 2006	not too bad
calmsavior Apr 12, 2006	i hope this is the last time i see this optical illusion
Smart_Alex Apr 18, 2006	I can relate calmsavior. LOL Sadly, almost all of these aren't new to me.
nightowl19 Jun 08, 2006	I see to faces...
nightowl19 Jun 08, 2006	I mean two faces...oops
danielzerman Jun 18, 2006	good but it is on the simpsons as will
skittledewzoo Jul 04, 2006	This was the first optical illusion I ever saw when I was little!! Overused, yes, but still good.
jollylolly Jul 11, 2006	KOOL! made me go all cross eyed but still kool!
vbguy101 Aug 17, 2006	Boy, that a classic!
TheSmartest Sep 19, 2006	I see both. I once saw an illution like this at ripley's believe it or not museum, except in the exibit there, the black parts were spinning so, it looked like the two people were talking... SO FUNKY!!! (Y) (upside-down peace sign)
TheSmartest Sep 19, 2006	Oh, one other thing, If you stare at the image of the vase long enough, it will begin to seem as it the face are moving closer and then away from each other, but you HAVE to concentrate on the vase not the people or it won't work.
rcb2049 Nov 17, 2006	Normally I see a vase and have to look for the men but, it's normally a black vase on a white backround.
barhite Nov 26, 2006	Both!!!!!!!!lol
WhitenerdyAl Jan 05, 2007	this is a classic! I've seen hundreds of versions of it, but this one kind of says "vase". The others just say "look at me I'm a face or a vase, what do you see?" Theres a different version of this which is kind of 2 faces, one on each side of a candle, but it can also look like 1!
nerdyiscool Mar 17, 2007	i love optical illusions! i can always see both
Mooooods Mar 27, 2007	if your concentrating on the white area you'll see a vase the black on the other hand looks like faces
sports_freak May 31, 2007	when u look at the peeps it looks like the vase gose back but then you look at the vase and it looks like it popps up
lilrena4ever Jun 01, 2007	Looks like both
cooltigerr1 Jun 22, 2007	both
amsr Jun 30, 2007	looks like we have come to a decision everyone. and the answer is...drum roll please...both!
happyhak Aug 01, 2007	I say 2 faces or both
happyhak Aug 01, 2007	this is in the simpsons!
MellowWillow Sep 15, 2007	Saw this one already. Cool though
Deedee123 Dec 29, 2007	This is an old one...
Dackstar Jan 18, 2008	Lol, I see two faces not 11
kittyclementine Mar 23, 2008	i always see the vase 1st. isn't it odd that "jake" is the only one submitting things into the optical illusions category?!
tozar May 05, 2008	both
Asma Jul 15, 2008	I see both
tonyjo311 Aug 01, 2008	Depending on how you look at it,it could be a white vase,or two faces looking at eachother.
latwood Nov 08, 2008	I must say even though pretty much everuone has pretty much seen that,I think it's good that someone posted it!!!
princessmoney Nov 25, 2008	i SEEN BOTH SO UMMMM WHAT WAS THE POiNT
here2 Dec 24, 2008	this one is a classic
elthamlass Mar 17, 2009	Old as the hills, just as all those posted which are actually illusions. Others have been taken from various publications and some are merely tricks of the eye in another sense. Nothing really outstanding here!
gathena May 28, 2010	cool, i see both but are you only supposed to see 1?
Coolnine9 Jul 24, 2010	Ive seen one like this but its do you see 2 people and black or 3 vases?
pointless Nov 09, 2010	i c two black faces and a white vase
Candyhook Nov 19, 2010	both of them!
xinie Jul 08, 2011	i can see a vase and a face..
Kaaliyah Jan 08, 2012	i can see both
lovemybrain123 Apr 17, 2012	The title of this one is a short tongue twister, so, now you have two things to do here. 1. to see both the face and the vase 2. to try to say "Face or Vase" 5 times fast (If it becomes too easy, here's what you do: either try saying it 5 times even faster, or say it at the same speed, but more times. If THAT becomes too easy try doing both.)
BigBrain159 May 01, 2012	My art teacher showed me this. It's cool.