Can You Solve This Optical Illusion? Figure Out Which Way The Horse Is Facing In This Viral Image

Optical illusions are the perfect way to tickle your brain in the best ways possible. While most people use optical illusions as a way to pass time, some out there are fascinated by these tricky images. Some even use these puzzling illusions to exercise their brains after a long scrolling session on social media.

Villager Jim from Chesterfield, England, was similarly fascinated by a picture he took himself. While he was on his early morning rides with his horse companion, Jim snapped a picture of the mesmerising creature along with a stunning background of the sun rising. The golden and black shadows of the image twisted the horse’s silhouette in such a way that it became impossible for anybody to guess whether the horse was facing the camera or away from it.

The Illusion

Just like the white and gold or blue and black dress that stumped the internet years ago and became the war of the century on social media, this new image is also taking the internet by storm.

On a lovely Friday morning, Jim clicked the picture in Chesterfield, Derbys, when he noticed the animal was lined up perfectly with the sunrise.

Jim quickly realised that the image was one of those?optical illusions?where the light from the background confuses the viewer about the true nature of the picture. He posted the image on social media and asked people, "What a stunning sunrise this morning; the question is, though, is the horse looking towards me or away?"

He also added, "Answer is in a while, but I love these as the more you look, the more unsure you become."

Whatever people did, they certainly failed to come to an understanding of the horse in the image. Many mentioned how the image changes according to the viewer’s will. If you try to look at the horse staring at the sunset, it does so. If you want it to look at the camera, voila, there it is, staring back at you.

Knowing that thousands failed at the task, can you figure out which way the horse is?facing in the image?

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The Answer

Jim, who did not reveal his real name, came back to give people answers. He wrote, "People are literally split down the middle. Half the people think it's looking one way, and the other half think it's looking the other way. It's very popular. You become more unsure of your answer the longer that you think about it."

He explained, "With the sunrise and the orange sky, whatever you put in front of it becomes a silhouette. The area where I go is fantastic for sunrises. It's at a stable, and they’ve got 15 or 20 horses that look over Chesterfield. Horses and sunrises go really well together."

Without further ado, the guy revealed that the horse is actually looking straight at the camera in the photo.