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Old or Young Woman
Optical-Illusion
An optical illusion is a visually perceived image that is deceptive or misleading.Optical-Illusion
Can you see both the young woman and the old woman in this classic optical illusion? If you need some help, the eye of the old woman is the ear of the young woman. The old woman's mouth is the young woman's necklace.
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Well, I tried to see a young woman, but didn't see her. I tried to block out parts of the illusion and still looked like an elderly woman. Maybe MY perception is off Liked this one. Please keep these coming
The nose of the elderly woman in the chin for the young one, if that helps. I love this illusion.
ive seen this one already so its ok.
Seen it before, but actually saw both of them this time
the young woman was hard to see at first, but good one
Oct 30, 2005
well this was so neat. lol. if you can see it, you block off the chin and hair of the old woman, and the young woman is looking away. loved it
ok therulerofthem I even stood on my head, I just don't see a young woman....still love it though and will be up most of the night trying to see the young one in the chin
ok jojo09 now I will be up all night and I just left fingerprints all over my screen
weird.....I saw the young woman first, and I spent a lot of time looking for the old one.
cool! therulerofthem hepled me! i saw the young woman first and spent lots of time on the old woman!!
I've seen this one before, but I spent almost two minutes looking for the old woman!!! Its a GR8 1!! Keep 'em coming!!!
I saw the young woman right away, but didn't notice the old before reading trot's comment (thanks ). Keep them coming Braingle!!!
I saw the young woman, and searched for the old woman, but didn't find her.
both
I've seen this one a bunch. It gives me a headache.
Hint to help others:
You do not see the young woman's face. She is looking away and all you see is her neck and side profile. The old woman looks almost like a "wicked witch."
Hint to help others:
You do not see the young woman's face. She is looking away and all you see is her neck and side profile. The old woman looks almost like a "wicked witch."
Ya really!
why didnt anyone see the young woman first?
i saw this one before in a book but i had a harder time this time looking for the old woman though
why didnt anyone see the young woman first?
i saw this one before in a book but i had a harder time this time looking for the old woman though
I've seen this before...How I did it was to look at the nose/chin, unfocus my eyes (like in the MagicEye books), and refocus to see the new one. Weird, I never had to do that before...
Maybe cause it was such a long time ago.
redraptor: try blocking out the two dark areas...
Just see OLD!!! lady
One of my all time favorites. I saw them both the first time I tried it years ago, but I still enjoy finding the two.
To help those who are having trouble: The eye of the old woman is the ear of the young woman. The mouth of the old woman is a necklace on the young woman's neck, and the far eye of the old woman is the only eye visible on the young woman who is looking away from you.
I only saw the young women for the longest time before reading some of the comments. That is cool.
Yay! I see it!!!
I couldn't see the old woman until I read the comments! Great illusion!!!
for some reason i feel drawn to the old lady she looks sad and troubled
I always see the young woman first. I don't know why, but I seem to have trouble with the old, even though I can see her. My eyes don't want to. It's weird, but I love optical-illusions.
The Old woman catches my eye first all the time. I always couldn't get this illusion until i sat down and stared at it for an hour or two. If you don't get it, take the time to figure it out, it helped me.
I've always loved this illusion.
ooh i saw her yay!!! hehe it took me a while but i tried to concentrate as hard as i could... i love it!! keep them coming plz.
woah
omfg i saw it when i read the description of the old lady for i only saw an young bizzy
ok raptor, if it helps, i think theruler meant that the nose is the jawline, not the chin. the young woman's head is turned away.
mee, too hockeygirl. that and the fact that she looks like sh's got a huge-ars wart or something on her nose.....
this poster was in my science classroom for a year an i always saw the young woman and wondered what that had to do with science. then the old lady was pointed out to me and i saw her first from then on....
I always see the old woman first...a forlorn lady...
I saw the yougn woman first!
I saw the yougn woman first!
i can only see the young women but i cant see the older one
the old lady is easy to see
thanks therulerofthem
If you cant see one of them look at the top to therulerofthem or something like that
i think this is amazing just looking at both of them !
Suggestions:
The chin of the young is the nose of the old.
If you cover the dark area on top, it helps you see the old woman-if you cover the one on the bottom, it helps you see the young one
The chin of the young is the nose of the old.
If you cover the dark area on top, it helps you see the old woman-if you cover the one on the bottom, it helps you see the young one
that's cute and ugly at the same time!
I have seen this one several times before and ALWAYS have to fight to see one or the other after seeing the first- It is really a creative drawing!!!!!
Old but very good.
This was the first optical illusion I recall being shown...Sometimes I feel this way when I look into a mirror! I feel old one day, young the next, lol.
Took me a while, but I got it. I like this one
VERY GOOD....DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO SAY OOH-LA-LA OR CACKLE & WHISPER GUILLOTINE
I like egs
I have never been able to see the young woman in all the times I have seen this.
A) I LOVE MYSELF
B)I DON'T LOVE U
AND
C)THAT WAS KOOL
B)I DON'T LOVE U
AND
C)THAT WAS KOOL
...wow...
totaly agree with andreea
that was so cool.
I voted this "boring" because I couldn't see the 2 faces, but when I looked at again after voting I could see it!!Opps!!!
VERY COOL!! Loved it. I needed the hint for the old lady.
Love this one. For some reason, though, I can never stay focused on the old woman for more than a few seconds.
i have seen this a couple of times but it is so cool! Good job!
Dec 16, 2005
Everytime i saw this illusion before i only saw the old woman but this time i saw both for the first time!
Dec 17, 2005
ok i dont see the old woman where is it........
Eh, seen this one too many times.
omgosh. That's scary.
GRRR I CAN ONLY SEE THE OLD LADY!!!! UGH
the old womans nose is the jaw line and the chin of the women- one eye is the ear and the other eye is the young ones eye and nose- the yougn womans hair is up and curly ans she has a sort of hat on- it took me foreverrr- i jsut started at the old womans opposite eye for a long time and suddenly she appeared- it was pretty cool
Scary *hides* I saw the young woman first and when the older lady appeared I thought she was gonna jump out and get me.
Had to squint before I saw the old lady.
Wow. It took me a long time to see the old lady. All I could see was the young one. One comment said the chin of the young lady was the old lady's nose. Then *poof*, I saw it right away. Wow. That's a good one.
way to go, i saw 'em both this time!
I luv it! At first i saw the young woman, then i tryed looking at it llike u do in those books, then i thot about how it said the young woman's neaklace was the old woman's mouth, i stared 4 a moment then i saw it! But it did'nt realy take me that long!
I luv it! At first i saw the young woman, then i tryed looking at it llike u do in those books, then i thot about how it said the young woman's neaklace was the old woman's mouth, i stared 4 a moment then i saw it! But it did'nt realy take me that long!
A classic illusion!
I CAN ONLY SEE THE OLD LADY!!!!!!! GGGGGGRRRRRRR!!!
It took me a while to see the old woman,its funny how some things work like that!
It took me quite awhile to see the young woman. It was so frustrating!!!But I finally got it!!!YEAH!!!
i remember this one from school. that was a long time ago.
Narly
what old lady??? i cant see it ive benn looking for her for 2 days my grandmother has this picture in her garage ive never seen an old lady.....
I saw the young lady first off. The old lady took me a minutews or two. The old lady looks scary eh?
The old lady is looking down. Her nose is really big. Can you see her yet? The girl's neck line/chin is the old lady's nose. The necklace is her mouth
love it!
i've seen the picture from before but never realised it was an optical illusion!!! i always c the young woman then saw the older one after reading the hint!
good one
i've seen the picture from before but never realised it was an optical illusion!!! i always c the young woman then saw the older one after reading the hint!
good one
sigh sigh sigh sigh seen it
that is 1 ugly women!
(the old 1)
(the old 1)
Enh...I've seen this before. Our minds are funny things.
weird just like everyone else I saw the old lady first. I've seen this many times before and always saw the young woman first. This time I had to cover up the mouth of the old lady to see it.
i think i'm different from the others.. i saw the young woman first and cannot see the old woman till i read the clue.. it is hard to see the old woman (different with other who saw the old woman first).. that's very cool.. like it although i've seen the similar thing before..
i ♥ it i have seen it before and on personality tests which ever one u see first reflects on your personality
old sad woman= your sad or depressed or worried
young rich woman= your happy and completely worry free!
old sad woman= your sad or depressed or worried
young rich woman= your happy and completely worry free!
I first saw this in the classroom of my elementary school.
I've seen this TONS of times!!! This is the first time I've actually seen both people.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm i think its the old women cause u can like see her right when u see it
I've always been able to see it/ You have to realize the young woman is looking away, you can't really see many of her facial features. The old woman has a big face! It helps to focus on the necklace part if you see the young women.
Cool. Took a while before I could see the old woman though.
I still cant see the young woman!!!!!!!!
o wait! i got it! is the young womana bride?
I've seen many optical illusions like this but this is different
It's hard for me to see the old woman, but I still enjoy this one!
i can't see it
evn tho i'v seen this b4, it took me a wyl 2 find the yung wom'n... haha... @ least i found her... nys 1...
i saw the young lady first! it took soooooooooooo long to get the old one! but heres a clue: turn ur head to the left to find the old lady.
Jul 22, 2006
It took me 4 mounths to see the old woman. SHE UGLYER THAN MY MOTHER!!!!
I saw the old one first then read the comments and now I can see both!
awesome, but not original. I saw the younger girl first. it took me forever to find the old woman.
i like this one .. the first one i saw was the young woman
i like this one .. the first one i saw was the young woman
i could NOT find the old lady!!!
Oct 21, 2006
i always see the old woman first and [b]then[/b] the young woman. But they used to show this at my high school so im kinda over it. Its still one of the coolest OIs out there though
This one is really good. It took me a long time to see the old woman. Two thumbs up!
SOOOO OLD!
I have seen this on the back of a cerial box before. But I still like it its a good one but I can seam to find the old lady I never have.
Very Clever
i couldn't find the old womam eithe. it took me awhie. But..wow she has a big nose...;]
A totally awesome work of art! It would be hard for me to understand the logic of someone using this to determine another's state of mind, though! Keep up the terrific work, Jake
everyone keeps saying how they could only see the old woman. it took me forever to see the old woman the first time i saw this one and it still takes me a while to see her.
awsome one it is going on my favorite list. i saw the old woman first and then about 5mins later my dad came in and said i see the young lady but not the old so i told him were the old lady was and he told me where the young lady was. you can tell i'm kinda slow.
hmm.. i still cant find the old lady...
i can always find them both VERY easily
Wow! I saw the young woman first. It took me a few minutes to see the old woman, but when I did, I almost fell off my chair! This piece should be called 'Beauty and the Beast'. Grandma sure is ugly!
cool picture but i have seen this before in some book so its not as cool as before but is pretty cool.......but it used to be cooler
That's really cool! It took me awhile tos ee the old woman though. I can only see young people I guess! Well, it may help I AM young. hehe
I saw the young woman first. I saw this one in a book once and I couldn't see it. I finally got it by coming here.
OMG this is in my science class too! Mr Myers's room! He always jokes around, he says there is a sailboat in it lol but he is just kidding...
oooh this is good
i have this in my optical illusions book
thats really kwl!
i got the young one but not the old one...but thanks
Apr 23, 2007
I couldn't see the old woman. I looked forever. I saw the young one really easy.
All I have to say is that the young women would have to have a lot of hair! Lol...and nice teaser
I cant really see the old women
This is one of those optical illusions that every elementary student has seen, but when adults view it, they can get frustrated. It's interesting to know what people see more easily. Also, I know of a very cool optical illusion that is similar. It is an older woman, and older man, and a child. I can probably find it somewhere...
I just don't see this one either.
Oh well.
Oh well.
I remember this one from when I was a kid
I can't find the stupid young woman!!!!!!!!!!
definately young, like me!!!
Jul 22, 2007
Old woman ish creepy.
I always see the young woman first.
I know where to look, and it still takes me a long time to see the old woman!
I can see both!! whoa!
i dont see the old woman
whoa!! that one is cool!
that is soo.......COOL! i didnt see it @ first but now i do! omg that iz awesome!
The first time I used to see the young lady only.
nice illusion jake
i saw the young one first
i saw the young one first
pretty spectacular!
wow that took forever to find the young women
Again, nothing special. Most of these have been obtained from a publication called 'Turn Me Over', published by Tobar and available mail order from Hawkins Bazaar. The original idea of two pictures in one (when both faces) is not a new idea and not a strict optical illusion, but an idea that was first used in Germany several hundred years ago as entertainment for the 'higher class gentry' at Christmas and the like.
I seen both
At first, I only saw the old woman! The young woman was REALLY hard for me to see.
Feb 01, 2008
I couldn't see a thing!
wow that was cool i could not find the younge woman utill i rad the clue thts awesome
I can only see the young women!! D":
Wow! Took me FOREVER to see the young woman! good one
young woman is so easy
old woman is impossible i cant find it :
old woman is impossible i cant find it :
Apr 13, 2008
Ive seen this one before and I ABSOLUTLEY love it! Im glas someone put it on here! If anyone cant find it read the description thing.
weird
saw young woman first then with the help of clue i was able to see the old woman. nice one!!!!!
Young Woman--OldWoman.
chin/jaw--BIG nose.
necklace/pendant/leash(?)--lips.
left ear--left eye.
eye/nose--right eye.
hope you guys see it now.
chin/jaw--BIG nose.
necklace/pendant/leash(?)--lips.
left ear--left eye.
eye/nose--right eye.
hope you guys see it now.
I loved it!!!!!! This is probably my most favorite optical illusion yet! So good! Thanks for putting it on here.
KEWL!
I first sall the yong women, then as i looked harder, i saw the old one.
SOOOOO HARD IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO FIND THE YOUNG LADY MY FRIEND HAD TO HELP ME!
Jun 08, 2008
seen it before.. its still cool though
i could see the young woman, not the old. without the assistance on the nose, i would have been stuck for days...
I can see both the old woman and the young woman. I thought the nose on the old woman was pretty big. Cool one!
I can atomaticly see the young women but i have to really focus in and then i can see the old women
but all in all I love this brain teaser.
but all in all I love this brain teaser.
I can only see the young woman for less than a second...then the old hag kicks in, Doh!
i did not like it
i did not like it
creeeppppyyyy at first alls i could see was the young woman and I tried using the hints to see the old woman and all of a sudden she like jumped out, it was weird
cool though
cool though
the old lady has a werid noise
Haa awsome
This is absoloutley great!
its scary when the old woman pops out at you!
its scary when the old woman pops out at you!
The old lady freaks me out. Thank goodness it's kinda hard to see her!
Great fun!
Great fun!
at first i saw the old lady but then i saw the younger lady.At one point i started to see them both at the same time.The old lady is weird lookin and you can see her more than you can see the younger lady.
LOL NOW THiS ONE WAS CUTE..BUT THE OlD LADY WAS UGLY..LOL HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE THiNGS..
coooooooooooooolllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when I saw the mouth, I gasped, awesome teaser, yet terrifying to see the two as two, beauty and the brood. Scary, Scarrrrrry
Jan 05, 2009
we saw this in class and i was the furst one to see it yeshhh i luv this one so much XD
It took me like half an hour to see the old lady
Easy
This one is a classic
I think this one is pretty cool
have always liked this one, ever since i was a little girl, ♥it!!!!
I first saw this when i was like 8, and then like last year (11 years old) i FINALLY saw the old woman!!!!!! i was always like, Daddy, where's the old lady! i dont see her!! lol
WOW! i LOVE that one.
I've seen this one a hundred times before with no problems... all of a sudden today I couldn't find the young woman! Took me a couple minutes to find her.
An oldie but a goodie.
An oldie but a goodie.
i dont use young lady necklace for old lady mouth ( hard to imagine ) i use the young ladie's cheek bone, it look better ( and EZ to imagine )
I could not find the young woman! Totally impossble.
Wow! That was great
i found both i had seen this before
It's easy to see both! The young woman is easier to see, but if you follow Jake's advice, then you are able to see the old woman. Here's a tip: the old woman's nose is the young woman's chin/neck.
i still cAnt
I have seen this picture so many times and have never seen the old lady always the young one
thanks to Winner4600 for saying to cover the dark part i finally see the old woman
thanks to Winner4600 for saying to cover the dark part i finally see the old woman
I always see the old lady first, it takes me a while to find the young woman! these things are interesting!
The old woman's nose is the young woman's chin!
Oct 30, 2009
you guys are like monkeys and a match. and that monkey gets into some lighter fluid and..........this isnt that bigg of a deal . all you say is "oh good job JAKE, good one, blah blah blah crap." and nobody really gives a s**t about JAKE. and to any odiot who doesnt get it and says "oooo im gonna stay up all night to figure out this one *annoying voice*"no. no. thats a COMPLETE LIE. no body CARES. if u cant figure out this simple fun teaser then how did you get far in life. peace.
Nov 04, 2009
Daa Yunggahh Womann Wass Easiier 2 See Butt Dahh Oldaarhh Womann Wass Diiifiiculltt
Good Onee ,,, xxx ♥
Good Onee ,,, xxx ♥
Hahahahaha love it that was sooooo weird and hard until i read that the old ladies mouth was the young girls necealce! Hahaha so KOOL!
This one is among my favorites.
It is an old and a young woman put together.
Great one! Very classic!Once you see the second one, it's hard to find the first one. I first saw the young woman. Tricky.
That was SO cool!
It took me ages to see the old woman I saw the young woman straight away!
It took me ages to see the old woman I saw the young woman straight away!
The first women I saw was young.
Jan 26, 2010
That was funny
Apr 12, 2010
I at first only saw the young woman. She seemed to be wearing a fancy coat and necklace with her hair blowing in the wind. It looked like the side view of her face but then I read the description and saw the old woman. It was really creepy and now that I see the old woman, I can no longer see the young one no matter how hard I try.
is the old women the one with black hair? i cant see the young one if so.
is the old women the one with black hair? i cant see the young one if so.
Oh my gosh! That is soooooooooooooooooooooo cool! That young lady6 turns in to an old lady!
Easy
You can see the old woman and the young woman but the young woman is turning to the right (ITS NOT LEFT THINK IF U WERE HER!)
You can see the old woman and the young woman but the young woman is turning to the right (ITS NOT LEFT THINK IF U WERE HER!)
WHOAAH!!!
I always see the young woman first, then the old lady second.
THATS ONE UGLY OLD LADY!!!!!! My grandma is 96 and she looks better than that!!!!
Took a while to see the old woman.
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I loved it!! Took me a long time to see the old women though. THe young women was very easy for me to spot.
The young woman is facing away- her chin is the old womans nose- The old woman is looking at you at a angle- you can see one half of her face and a bit of her other eye- hope this helps!!! Great illusion!
ya young woman, VERY easy 2 spot i saw it wen i clicked on it but the old woman took me a while
Okay i can't see the freaking old woman
Ok never mind i got it
Nov 05, 2011
i saw the young one but the old one took me a while but i got it
Weird and keeps my brain scratching
ewwww
Love it !!! :smile:
Mar 30, 2012
Could see the hair of the old woman.. But could continuously see the young woman.. But by making up the ears, eyes, etc for the old woman, could see both.. nice illusion
I could only see the young woman at first but i see the old one now thankyou everyone who pointed it out! *big hugs all around* ahhh the mixture of illusions and lana del rey is a beautiful way of spending the early evening
Sep 27, 2012
OMG THIS ONE IS SO HARD :O
Nov 20, 2012
the old women was hard to see but then i walked to the side and looked at it then i saw it i love it!!!!!!!!
Wow! This is mint! After three minutes of looking at an old woman I saw the young one. Very cleaver indeed! I make my own illusions all the time and there pretty good, lol.
I saw it right off the bat, but for those who didn't, the young woman is facing away, is wearing the same hair/headdress/whatever as the old woman, and the old one's nose is the young one's chin. See it now?
Oh, and the old one's mouth is the young one's necklace.
Old woman with chin down. Young lady looking away over her shoulder.
I find this cool not only because of the fact that the picture changes, but that the drawing style does to.
Its a young women, that looks old
I saw the young woman, but I could never find the old woman
One of my faves! PS I saw the young woman first.
THIS IS MY FAV ONE YET!!! I've seen this in 4th grade before, and I saw the young woman first until I looked closer...I SAW AN ELDERLY WOMAN!!! I LOVED THIS ONE!!!
Am i the only one who doesn't see the young women
What old woman. I literally did not see her till someone said look at the chin
wow this is old
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Cool, didn't see the old woman at first but then followed the instructions and was able to see the old woman. Very cool Optical Illusion .
OMG that puzzle is straight the best puzzle i have ever seen 5 star review
soooooooooooooooooo hard
OMG, This is SUPER DUPER coooool.. i had to read the description, like, 30 times!! LOL
LOVE IT keep em coming!
LOVE IT keep em coming!
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