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We can only focus our eyes on one thing at a time, and we see everything else twice
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this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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Everything gets reflected from the back of our eyes and that's what gets transferred to our brains, so what we actually see is the inside of our own eyes.
And we don't "see" that reflection directly either. Our brain does a bunch of processing and cleaning of that sensory input to put together the view of the world we actually perceive as our vision. Hence why there's no obvious blindspot and we don't perceive each eye independently. Making what we actually see the inside of our own mind.
And because the light gets passed through a pinhole (the pupil) before hitting the back of our eyes, we actually see everything upside-down
Have you ever noticed you can look at someone in your passenger seat while driving and talking, yet still recognize a red light out of your peripheral vision and respond to it? Your brain is well adapted to processing and responding to everything within your field of vision. You are focused on both your driving and your passenger, even though one is more centrally focused.